Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	1836
Seat	Jefferson
Largest city	Watertown
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	583 sq mi (1,509 km²) 557 sq mi (1,443 km²) 26 sq mi (67 km²), 4.42%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	74,021 133/sq mi (51/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.jefferson.wi.us

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 74,021. Its county seat is Jefferson.^[1]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 583 square miles (1,510.0 km²), of which 557 square miles (1,442.6 km²) is land and 26 square miles (67.3 km²) (4.42%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 94
• U.S. Highway 14
• U.S. Highway 18
• Highway 16 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 19 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 26 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 59 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 89 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 106 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 134 (Wisconsin)

Adjacent counties

• Dodge County - north
• Waukesha County - east
• Walworth County - southeast
• Rock County - southwest
• Dane County - west

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Jefferson County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	34,789		—
1910	34,306		−1.4%
1920	35,022		2.1%
1930	36,785		5.0%
1940	38,868		5.7%
1950	43,069		10.8%
1960	50,094		16.3%
1970	60,060		19.9%
1980	66,152		10.1%
1990	67,783		2.5%
2000	74,021		9.2%
2010	83,686		13.1%
WI Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 74,021 people, 28,205 households, and 19,884 families residing in the county. The population density was 133 people per square mile (51/km²). There were 30,092 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile (21/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.34% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.65% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 4.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 55.1% were of German, 6.1% Norwegian, 6.0% Irish and 5.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 28,205 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

Government

Jefferson County courthouse

Jefferson County Government
County Clerk	Barbara A. Frank
County Treasurer:	John E. Jensen
Register of Deeds:	Staci Hoffman
Clerk of Circuit Court:	Carla Robinson
Sheriff:	Paul Milbrath
District Attorney:	Susan V. Happ
Coroner:	Patrick J. Theder
County Administrator:	Gary Petre
County Board Chairmen:	Sharon L. Schmeling
Vice Chairmen:	Steven J. Nass
Second Vice Chairmen:	Jim Mode

The County Board of Supervisors, with 30 members, serves as the legislative body for the county. There are seven elected officials in addition to the County Board of Supervisors. County-wide partisan elections are held in November. The County Board's members are elected for two-year terms during a spring non-partisan election. The County Board is responsible for the county administrator.^{[clarification needed]} The Jefferson County Administrator is Gary Petre. The County Board also elects a chairman, vice-chairman, and second vice-chairman. Members of the County Board of Supervisors are as follows:

District	Name	District	Name
1	Richard C. Jones	2	Vic Imrie, Jr.
3	Greg David	4	Gail Towers MacAskill
5	Rodney L. Laudenslager	6	Ron Buchanan
7	Dwayne C. Morris	8	Rick L. Kuhlman
9	Howard C.Wiedenhoeft	10	Randy Mitchell
11	Donald Reese	12	Mike Burow
13	James G. Maurer	14	Pamela Rogers
15	Steven J. Nass	16	John Molinaro
17	Carol Ward Knox	18	Sharon L.Schmeling
19	Amy Kramer	20	John C. Kannard
21	Robert G.Yachinich	22	Blane Poulson
23	George Jaeckel	24	Gregory M. Torres
25	August J. Lehmann	26	Carlton Zentner
27	Glen D. Borland	28	Julie J. Nelson
29	Paul G. Babcock	30	Jim Mode

(County Board terms expire April 15, 2008)

Cities, villages, and towns

Aztalan Cambridge Cold Spring Concord Farmington Fort Atkinson Hebron (town) Ixonia (town)

Jefferson Jefferson (town) Johnson Creek Koshkonong Lac La Belle (partial) Lake Mills Lake Mills (town) Milford Oakland

Palmyra Palmyra (town) Sullivan Sullivan (town) Sumner Waterloo Waterloo (town) Watertown (city) (partial)

Watertown (town) Whitewater (partial)

Unincorporated communities

• Aztalan
• Blackhawk Island
• Busseyville
• Carcajou
• Ebenezer
• Hebron
• Helenville
• Hoopers Mill
• Hubbleton
• Ixonia
• Jefferson Junction
• Koshkonong (partial)
• Koshkonong Manor
• Koshkonong Mounds
• Lake Koshkonong
• Lake Lac La Belle
• Lake Ripley
• London (partial)
• Milford
• North Shore
• Oakland
• Pipersville
• Portland
• Rome
• Vinnie Ha Ha

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Wisconsin

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Jefferson County
• Daily Jefferson County Union - county newspaper

Coordinates: 43°01′N 88°47′W / 43.02°N 88.78°W / 43.02; -88.78