Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
The Trempealeau County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin in the United States. In the census in 2010, the County had 28 816 inhabitants and a population density of 15.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Whitehall.
Geography
The County is located in western Wisconsin, bordered in the south by Minnesota, separated by the Mississippi River, which forms the natural border.
In Trempealeau County of Perrot State Park. There ends the Trempealeau River, which previously happened on his run through the County the Trempealeau Mountain, in the Mississippi River.
The Trempealeau County has an area of 1922 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Trempealeau County was formed in 1854 from parts of Crawford County and the La Crosse County. It was named after the of the Trempealeau Mountain, which was named by French explorers.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 in Trempealeau County lived 27.010 people in 10,747 households. 7,243 families lived in the county. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 98.81 percent White, 0.13 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.29 percent from other races groups; 0.47 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.89 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 10,747 households out of which 31.8 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.2 percent were married couples living together, 7.4 percent were single mothers. 32.6 percent were non-families. 27.6 percent of all households and 13.5 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size is 3.00.
25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.9 percent between 18 to 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64, and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males.
Cities and Towns
- Arcadia
- Blair
- Eleva
- Ettrick
- Galesville
- Independence
- Osseo
- Pigeon Falls
- Strum
- Trempealeau
- Whitehall