Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Infobox U.S. County
county = Waupaca County
state = Wisconsin




map size = 300
founded = 1851
seat = Waupaca, Wisconsin | area_total_sq_mi =765
area_land_sq_mi =751
area_water_sq_mi =14
area percentage = 1.86%
census yr = 2000
pop = 51731
density_km2 =27/km² (69/sq mi)
web = co.waupaca.wi.us
|Waupaca County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 51,731. Its county seat is WaupacaGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 765 square miles (1,982 km²), of which, 751 square miles (1,945 km²) of it is land and 14 square miles (37 km²) of it (1.86%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Shawano County - north
*Outagamie County - east
*Winnebago County - southeast
*Waushara County - southwest
*Portage County - west
*Marathon County - northwest

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 31615
1910= 32782
1920= 34200
1930= 33513
1940= 34614
1950= 35056
1960= 35340
1970= 37780
1980= 42831
1990= 46104
2000= 51731
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 51,731 people, 19,863 households, and 13,884 families residing in the county. The population density was 69 people per square mile (27/km²). There were 22,508 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.93% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 53.1% were of German, 8.5% Norwegian and 6.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.6% spoke English, 1.4% Spanish and 1.3% German as their first language.

There were 19,863 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.40 males.

Hunting

Waupaca County has an extremely healthy population of whitetail deer. In 2001, Waupaca County harvested a total of 8,988 deer for the regular 9 day season. Fact|date=May 2007 That total harvest had about equal harvests of bucks and does.

Cities, villages. and towns

*Bear Creek
*Big Falls
*Caledonia
*Chain O' Lakes-King
*Clintonville
*Dayton
*Dupont
*Embarrass
*Farmington
*Fremont (town)
*Fremont
*Harrison
*Helvetia
*Iola (town)
*Iola
*Larrabee
*Lebanon
*Lind
*Little Wolf
*Manawa
*Marion (partial)
*Matteson
*Mukwa
*New London (partial)
*Ogdensburg
*Royalton
*Scandinavia (town)
*Scandinavia
*St. Lawrence
*Union
*Waupaca (town)
*Waupaca
*Weyauwega (town)
*Weyauwega
*Wyoming

Unincorporated communities

*Hunting
*Lind Center
*Northland, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
*North Readfield
*Northport
*Readfield
*Rural
*Sheridan
*Symco

References

External links

* [http://www.co.waupaca.wi.us/ Waupaca County]
* [http://www.wigenweb.org/waupaca/index.htm Waupaca County History and Genealogical Website]