Marquette County (Wisconsin)
Marquette County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin in the United States. In the census in 2010, the County had 15,404 inhabitants and a population density of 13.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Montello.
Geography
The County is located just southeast of the geographic center of Wisconsin and has an area of 1203 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
Marquette County was formed in 1836 from the Marquette District. It was named after Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit and explorers.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Marquette County 15 832 people in 5,986 households. 4,166 families lived in the county. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 93.66 percent White, 3.44 percent African American, 1.04 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.10 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.38 percent from other races groups; 1.11 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.66 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 5,986 households out of which 26.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 6.7 percent were single mothers. 30.4 percent were non-families. 25.4 percent of all households and 12.3 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size is 2.86 people.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.7 percent between 18 to 24, 28.9 percent between 25 and 44, 25.0 percent between 45 and 64, and 18.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 118.9 males.
Cities and Towns
- Endeavor
- Montello
- Neshkoro
- Oxford
- Westfield