Walworth County, Wisconsin
Walworth County | |
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Coordinates:42°40′N88°32′W/ 42.67°N 88.54°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
Founded | 1839 |
Named for | Reuben H. Walworth[1] |
Seat | Elkhorn |
Largest city | Whitewater |
Area | |
• Total | 577 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Land | 555 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
• Water | 21 sq mi (50 km2) 3.7% |
Population | |
• Total | 106,478 |
• Estimate (2023) | 105,822 |
• Density | 191.7/sq mi (74.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6(Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5(CDT) |
Congressional districts | 1st,5th |
Website | www |
Walworth Countyis acountylocated in theU.S. stateofWisconsin.As of the2020 census,the population was 106,478.[2]Itscounty seatisElkhorn.[3]The county was created in 1836 fromWisconsin Territoryand organized in 1839.[4]It is named forReuben H. Walworth.[5]Walworth County comprises theWhitewater-Elkhorn, WIMicropolitan Statistical Areaand is included in theMilwaukee-Racine-Waukesha,WICombined Statistical Area.Lake Geneva,theUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater,andAlpine Valley Resort,andMusic Theatreare located in Walworth County.
Geography
[edit]According to theU.S. Census Bureau,the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 555 square miles (1,440 km2) is land and 21 square miles (54 km2) (3.7%) is water.[6]
Transportation
[edit]Major highways
[edit]Railroads
[edit]Buses
[edit]Airport
[edit]East Troy Municipal Airport(FAALID:57C), serves the county and surrounding communities
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Waukesha County(northeast)
- Racine County(east)
- Kenosha County(east)
- McHenry County, Illinois(southeast)
- Boone County, Illinois(southwest)
- Rock County(west)
- Jefferson County(northwest)
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 2,611 | — | |
1850 | 17,862 | 584.1% | |
1860 | 26,496 | 48.3% | |
1870 | 25,972 | −2.0% | |
1880 | 26,249 | 1.1% | |
1890 | 27,860 | 6.1% | |
1900 | 29,259 | 5.0% | |
1910 | 29,614 | 1.2% | |
1920 | 29,327 | −1.0% | |
1930 | 31,058 | 5.9% | |
1940 | 33,103 | 6.6% | |
1950 | 41,584 | 25.6% | |
1960 | 52,368 | 25.9% | |
1970 | 63,444 | 21.2% | |
1980 | 71,507 | 12.7% | |
1990 | 75,000 | 4.9% | |
2000 | 93,759 | 25.0% | |
2010 | 102,228 | 9.0% | |
2020 | 106,478 | 4.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790–1960[8]1900–1990[9] 1990–2000[10]2010[11]2020[2] |
2020 census
[edit]As of thecensus of 2020,[2]the population was 106,478. Thepopulation densitywas 191.7 people per square mile (74.0 people/km2). There were 53,146 housing units at an average density of 95.7 units per square mile (36.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 85.4%White,1.1%BlackorAfrican American,1.0%Asian,0.4%Native American,4.6% fromother races,and 7.4% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 11.8%HispanicorLatinoof any race.
2000 census
[edit]At the2000 censusthere were 93,759 people, 34,522 households, and 23,267 families in the county. The population density was 169 people per square mile (65 people/km2). There were 43,783 housing units at an average density of 79 units per square mile (31 units/km2). Theracial makeupof the county was 94.49% White, 0.84% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.62% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 6.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[13] Of the 34,522 households 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 24.70% of households were one person and 9.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.
The age distribution was 24.20% under the age of 18, 13.80% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.
In 2017, there were 918 births, giving a general fertility rate of 48.8 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the sixth lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[14]
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]- Burlington(mostly inRacine County)
- Delavan
- Elkhorn(county seat)
- Lake Geneva
- Whitewater(partly inJefferson County)
Villages
[edit]Towns
[edit]Census-designated places
[edit]- Allen's Grove
- Como
- Delavan Lake
- Lake Ivanhoe
- Lake Lorraine
- Lauderdale Lakes
- Lyons
- Potter Lake
- Springfield
Unincorporated communities
[edit]- Abells Corners
- Adams
- Bardwell
- Big Foot Prairie(partial)
- Bowers
- East Delavan
- Fairfield(partial)
- Inlet
- Heart Prairie
- Hilburn
- Honey Creek(partial)
- Honey Lake(partial)
- La Grange
- Lake Beulah
- Lake Como
- Lake Lawn
- Lauderdale
- Lauderdale Shores
- Linton
- Little Prairie
- Millard
- North Bloomfield
- Pell Lake
- Powers Lake
- Richmond
- Spring Prairie
- Tibbets
- Troy
- Troy Center
- Voree
- Zenda
Ghost towns
[edit]Politics
[edit]Owing to itsYankeeheritage,[15]which contrasts with theGerman-AmericanorScandinavian-Americancharacter of most of Wisconsin, Walworth County was initially a stronghold of theFree Soil Party.[16]It voted forMartin van BurenandJohn P. Halein Wisconsin's first two presidential elections,[17]and its opposition to the spread of slavery led to its population voting Republican in subsequent elections,[17]even resisting the appeal of Wisconsin nativeRobert La Follettewhen he carried the state in 1924 as aProgressive.[18]
Walworth[18]County remains strongly Republican.[19]The only Democrat to carry the county wasWoodrow Wilsonin 1912, who won 36 percent of the vote. Even with the GOP mortally divided between PresidentWilliam Howard TaftandTheodore Roosevelt,Wilson only won the county by 29 votes. The best Democratic showings since then have been byLyndon Johnsonin 1964 andBarack Obamain 2008, both of whom received around 48 percent.Franklin D. RooseveltandBill Clintonare the only other Democrats since Wilson to cross the 40 percent mark, thoughJoe Bidencame very close in 2020.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 33,851 | 58.77% | 22,789 | 39.56% | 960 | 1.67% |
2016 | 28,863 | 56.16% | 18,710 | 36.41% | 3,818 | 7.43% |
2012 | 29,006 | 55.46% | 22,552 | 43.12% | 745 | 1.42% |
2008 | 25,485 | 50.54% | 24,177 | 47.95% | 760 | 1.51% |
2004 | 28,754 | 59.35% | 19,177 | 39.58% | 515 | 1.06% |
2000 | 22,982 | 56.80% | 15,492 | 38.29% | 1,984 | 4.90% |
1996 | 15,099 | 45.81% | 13,283 | 40.30% | 4,579 | 13.89% |
1992 | 15,727 | 42.74% | 11,825 | 32.14% | 9,244 | 25.12% |
1988 | 18,259 | 59.50% | 12,203 | 39.77% | 223 | 0.73% |
1984 | 20,595 | 67.06% | 9,877 | 32.16% | 238 | 0.77% |
1980 | 19,194 | 56.90% | 11,344 | 33.63% | 3,192 | 9.46% |
1976 | 18,091 | 57.79% | 12,418 | 39.67% | 798 | 2.55% |
1972 | 17,823 | 66.09% | 8,598 | 31.88% | 546 | 2.02% |
1968 | 15,040 | 61.85% | 7,505 | 30.87% | 1,770 | 7.28% |
1964 | 12,225 | 50.92% | 11,746 | 48.92% | 38 | 0.16% |
1960 | 16,395 | 67.19% | 7,986 | 32.73% | 20 | 0.08% |
1956 | 16,696 | 76.62% | 4,922 | 22.59% | 172 | 0.79% |
1952 | 16,906 | 75.57% | 5,417 | 24.21% | 49 | 0.22% |
1948 | 10,509 | 65.07% | 5,377 | 33.29% | 265 | 1.64% |
1944 | 10,901 | 65.34% | 5,696 | 34.14% | 86 | 0.52% |
1940 | 11,594 | 67.59% | 5,449 | 31.77% | 111 | 0.65% |
1936 | 8,462 | 52.67% | 7,093 | 44.15% | 511 | 3.18% |
1932 | 7,858 | 52.91% | 6,790 | 45.72% | 204 | 1.37% |
1928 | 9,846 | 69.36% | 4,253 | 29.96% | 97 | 0.68% |
1924 | 7,484 | 57.22% | 1,162 | 8.88% | 4,434 | 33.90% |
1920 | 8,437 | 80.68% | 1,631 | 15.60% | 390 | 3.73% |
1916 | 3,988 | 59.66% | 2,440 | 36.50% | 257 | 3.84% |
1912 | 2,096 | 35.88% | 2,125 | 36.38% | 1,620 | 27.73% |
1908 | 4,151 | 62.21% | 1,960 | 29.37% | 562 | 8.42% |
1904 | 4,892 | 73.42% | 1,370 | 20.56% | 401 | 6.02% |
1900 | 5,102 | 71.41% | 1,742 | 24.38% | 301 | 4.21% |
1896 | 5,347 | 70.41% | 1,894 | 24.94% | 353 | 4.65% |
1892 | 3,871 | 58.52% | 2,153 | 32.55% | 591 | 8.93% |
Education
[edit]School districts include:[21]
K-12:
Secondary:
Elementary:
Wisconsin School for the Deaf,a state-operated school, is in the county.
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Walworth County, Wisconsin
- Walworth County Fairgrounds
References
[edit]- ^"County Directory - Walworth County".Wisconsin Counties Association.RetrievedMay 13,2007.[dead link]
- ^abcd"2020 Decennial Census: Walworth County, Wisconsin".data.census.gov.U.S. Census Bureau.RetrievedJuly 4,2022.
- ^"Find a County".National Association of Counties. Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2011.RetrievedJune 7,2011.
- ^"Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies".Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.The Newberry Library.2007. Archived fromthe originalon April 14, 2017.RetrievedAugust 15,2015.
- ^"Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe".The Post-Crescent.December 28, 1963. p. 14.RetrievedAugust 25,2014– viaNewspapers.
- ^"2010 Census Gazetteer Files".United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012.RetrievedAugust 9,2015.
- ^"U.S. Decennial Census".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedAugust 9,2015.
- ^"Historical Census Browser".University of Virginia Library.RetrievedAugust 9,2015.
- ^Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995)."Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedAugust 9,2015.
- ^"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000"(PDF).United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001.Archived(PDF)from the original on October 9, 2022.RetrievedAugust 9,2015.
- ^"State & County QuickFacts".United States Census Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon January 28, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 24,2014.
- ^"County Population Totals: 2010-2020".RetrievedJune 20,2021.
- ^"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedMay 14,2011.
- ^"Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables".Archived fromthe originalon June 19, 2019.RetrievedJune 19,2019.
- ^Fowler, Robert Booth;Wisconsin Vites: An Electoral History,p. 14ISBN0299227448
- ^Fowler, Robert Booth;Wisconsin Votes: An Electoral History, Volume 3,p. 11ISBN0299227405
- ^abBeckwith, Albert Clayton;History of Walworth County, Wisconsinpp. 98-99 Published 1912 by B.F. Bowen and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
- ^abSee Phillips, Kevin P.;The Emerging Republican Majority,pp. 441-442ISBN978-0-691-16324-6
- ^See McDade, Philip J.;'Congressional Restricting in Wisconsin'ArchivedJanuary 20, 2018, at theWayback Machine
- ^Leip, David."Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".uselectionatlas.org.RetrievedNovember 11,2020.
- ^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Walworth County, WI"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.Archived(PDF)from the original on October 9, 2022.RetrievedJuly 23,2022.- [Text list]
Further reading
[edit]- History of Walworth County, Wisconsin.Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1882.
External links
[edit]- Walworth County
- Walworth County mapfrom the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Travel Guide for Lake Geneva and Walworth County, WI
- Combination Atlas Map, 1873