Crawford County (Wisconsin)
The Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 16,644 inhabitants and a population density of 11.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Prairie du Chien, which was named after the French name of Prairie of the Dog, an Indian chief.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Wisconsin, north of the mouth of the Wisconsin River in the border with Iowa forming Mississippi. It covers an area of 1552 square kilometers, of which 69 square kilometers are water surface. At the Crawford County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Crawford County was formed in 1818 as an original county from parts of the Wisconsin Territory. It was named for William H. Crawford, of the Treasury under James Monroe at this time. The first trading post here was established in 1685.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Crawford County 16,644 people in 6785 households. The population density was 11.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 6785 households lived statistically 2.35 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.7 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. 48.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,933. The per capita income was $ 22,049. 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Crawford County
City
- Prairie du Chien
Villages
- Bell Center
- De Soto1
- Eastman
- Ferryville
- Gays Mills
- Lynxville
- Mount Sterling
- Soldiers Grove
- Steuben
- Wauzeka
Unincorporated communities
- Barnum
- Boydtown
- Charm
- Easter skirt
- Fairview
- Harmony Hill
- Montgomeryville
- Mount Zion
- North Clayton
- Petersburg
- Pine Knob
- Plug Town
- Reed
- Rising Sun
- Rolling Ground
- Seneca
- Tower Ville
- White Corners
1 - predominantly in Vernon County
Structure
The Crawford County is divided into eleven Towns near the town of Prairie du Chien and the ten Villages: