Dodge County (Wisconsin)
The Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 88 759 inhabitants and a population density of 38.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Juneau, was named after Paul Juneau, founder of the city.
Geography
The County is located in the central southeastern part of Wisconsin, is located in the east about 65 km from Lake Michigan and has an area of 2349 square kilometers, of which 64 square kilometers are water surface. In Dodge County, the Rock River, a tributary of the Mississippi, by the confluence of its headwaters arises.
At the Dodge County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
Dodge County was formed in 1836 as an original county from parts of the Wisconsin Territory. It was named after Henry Dodge, a general and early governor of the Wisconsin Territory.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Dodge County 88 759 people in 33 766 households. The population density was 38.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 33 766 households lived statistically 2.46 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 95.3 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. 47.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 53,782. The per capita income was $ 24,907. 8.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Dodge County
Citys
- Beaver Dam
- Columbus1
- Fox Lake
- Hartford4
- Horicon
- Juneau
- Mayville
- Watertown2
- Waupun3
Villages
- Brownsville
- Clyman
- Hustisford
- Iron Ridge
- Kekoskee
- Lomira
- Lowell
- Neosho
- Randolph1
- Reeseville
- Theresa
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Ashippun
- Burnett
- Lebanon
Other Unincorporated communities
- Alderley
- Astico
- Atwater
- Beaver Edge
- Clyman Junction
- Danville
- East Waupun
- Farmersville
- Fox Lake Junction
- Herman Center
- Hochheim
- Huilsburg
- Knowles
- Leipsig
- Lyndon Dale
- Minnesota Junction
- Nasbro
- Neda
- North Lowell
- Oak Grove
- Old Ashippun
- Old Lebanon
- Portland2
- Richwood
- Rolling Prairie
- Rubicon
- Saylesville
- South Beaver Dam
- South Randolph
- Sugar Iceland
- Sunset Beach
- Theresa station
- Woodland
1 - partially in Columbia County 2 - predominantly in Jefferson County 3 - partially in Fond du Lac County 4 - predominantly in Washington County
Structure
The Dodge County is divided in addition to the City's nine and eleven in 24 Villages Towns: