Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Sheboygan County
	Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
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	; Location in the state of Wisconsin
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Founded	December 17, 1838
Seat	Sheboygan
Largest city	Sheboygan
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,271 sq mi (3,292 km²); 514 sq mi (1,331 km²); 757 sq mi (1,961 km²), 59.59%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 115,507; 220/sq mi (85/km²)
Website	www.SheboyganCounty.com

Sheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 115,507. Its county seat is Sheboygan.^[1] The entirety of the county forms the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography [edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,271 square miles (3,292 km²), of which 514 square miles (1,330 km²) is land and 757 square miles (1,962 km²) (59.59%) is water.

Major highways [edit]

Adjacent counties [edit]

Manitowoc County - north
Ozaukee County - south
Washington County - southwest
Fond du Lac County - west
Calumet County - northwest

Demographics [edit]

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Sheboygan County

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	50,345	—
1910	54,888	9.0%
1920	59,913	9.2%
1930	71,235	18.9%
1940	76,221	7.0%
1950	80,631	5.8%
1960	86,484	7.3%
1970	96,660	11.8%
1980	100,935	4.4%
1990	103,877	2.9%
2000	112,646	8.4%
2010	115,507	2.5%
Est. 2012	115,009	−0.4%
WI Counties 1900-1990

The Sheboygan County Courthouse

The Sheboygan County Historical Museum

Grandstand at the Sheboygan County fairgrounds

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 112,646 people, 43,545 households, and 29,915 families residing in the county. The population density was 219 people per square mile (85/km²). There were 45,947 housing units at an average density of 90 per square mile (35/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.71% White, 1.09% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 3.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.46% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races.

3.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 54.9% were of German, 7.8% Dutch and 5.4% American ancestry. 91.9% spoke English, 3.0% Spanish, 2.5% Hmong and 1.7% German as their first language.

There were 43,545 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.