Clark County, Wisconsin

Clark County, Wisconsin
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	July 6, 1853
Named for	William Clark, explorer who accompanied Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Seat	Neillsville
Largest city	Neillsville
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,219 sq mi (3,157 km²) 1,216 sq mi (3,148 km²) 3 sq mi (9 km²), 0.28%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	33,557 28/sq mi (11/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.clark.wi.us/ClarkCounty/

Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 33,557. Its county seat is Neillsville.^[1]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,219 square miles (3,157.2 km²), of which 1,216 square miles (3,149.4 km²) is land and 3 square miles (7.8 km²) (0.28%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Taylor County – north
• Marathon County – east
• Wood County – southeast
• Jackson County – south
• Eau Claire County – west
• Chippewa County – northwest

Major highways

U.S. Highway 12 U.S. Highway 10 Highway 29 (Wisconsin) Highway 73 (Wisconsin)

Highway 13 (Wisconsin) Highway 95 (Wisconsin) Highway 98 (Wisconsin)

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Clark County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	25,848		—
1910	30,074		16.3%
1920	35,120		16.8%
1930	34,165		−2.7%
1940	33,972		−0.6%
1950	32,459		−4.5%
1960	31,527		−2.9%
1970	30,361		−3.7%
1980	32,910		8.4%
1990	31,647		−3.8%
2000	33,557		6.0%
2010	34,690		3.4%
WI Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 33,557 people, 12,047 households, and 8,673 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 13,531 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.05% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 54.0% were of German, 9.0% Polish, 6.2% Norwegian and 6.1% United States or American ancestry according to Census 2000. 6.62% reported speaking German, Pennsylvania German, or Dutch at home; an additional 1.34% speak Spanish.[1]

There were 12,047 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.90% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.70 males.

Cities, villages, and towns

Cities and villages

Cities Abbotsford (partial) Colby (partial) Greenwood Loyal Neillsville Owen Thorp Stanley (partial)

Villages Curtiss Dorchester (partial) Granton Unity (partial) Withee

Towns

Beaver Butler Colby Dewhurst Eaton Foster

Fremont Grant Green Grove Hendren Hewett Hixon

Hoard Levis Longwood Loyal Lynn Mayville

Mead Mentor Pine Valley Reseburg Seif

Sherman Sherwood Thorp Unity Warner

Washburn Weston Withee Worden York

Unincorporated communities

• Atwood
• Christie
• Chili
• Columbia
• Globe
• Hemlock
• Humbird
• Lombard
• Nevins
• Reseburg
• Riplinger
• Shortville
• Sidney
• Veefkind
• Willard

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clark 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

• Official Clark County Government website
• History of Clark County Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°44′N 90°37′W / 44.73°N 90.61°W / 44.73; -90.61