Jackson County (Wisconsin)
The Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 20 449 inhabitants and a population density of 8 persons per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Black River Falls.
Geography
The County is located just west of the geographic center of Wisconsin and is in the west and southwest respectively about 40 km from Minnesota and Iowa away. It has an area of 2590 square kilometers, of which 33 square kilometers are water surface.
From North to South, the Jackson County from the Black River flowing through it, a left tributary of the Mississippi,
At the Jackson County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
Jackson County was formed in 1853 from parts of La Crosse County. It was named after Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Jackson County 20 449 people in 8167 households. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. In the 8167 households lived statistically 2.32 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 89.4 percent white, 2.1 percent African American, 6.6 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.8 percent were 65 years or older. 46.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 43,098. The per capita income was $ 21,526. 16.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Jackson County
City
- Black River Falls
Villages
- Alma Center
- Hixton
- Melrose
- Merrillan
- Taylor
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Hatfield
- Millston
Other Unincorporated communities
- Brockway
- Buckholz Corners
- City Point
- Disco
- Glen Hall case
- Franklin
- Irving
- Lapham Junction
- Levis
- North Bend
- North Branch
- Northfield
- Pray
- Price
- Requa
- Sechlerville
- Shamrock
- Sheppard
- Spaulding
- Speck Oaks
- Vaudreuil
- Waterbury
- Winnebago Mission
- York
Structure
The Jackson County is divided into 21 Towns in addition to a City and the five Villages: