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Waushara County, Wisconsin
Waushara County Courthouse
Waushara County courthouse
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Waushara County
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Map of the U.S
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded 1852
Named for Winnebago term meaning "good earth"
Seat Wautoma
Largest city Berlin
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

637 sq mi (1,650 km²)
626 sq mi (1,621 km²)
11 sq mi (28 km²), 1.8%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

24,520
Congressional district 6th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website http://www.co.waushara.wi.us/

Waushara County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,520.[1] Its county seat is Wautoma.[2]

Waushara County is located in central Wisconsin, about 80 miles (130 km) north of Madison.

History[]

Waushara County was established by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature on February 15, 1851. It originally consisted of a single organized Town of Waushara. In 1852 the county achieved full organization.[3] The county seat was first located at Sacramento and was relocated to Wautoma in 1854 after a bitter fight between proponents of the two places. The name is of Winnebago origin and is believed to mean "good land".[4][5]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 637 square miles (1,650 km2), of which 626 square miles (1,620 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.8%) is water.[6]

Major highways[]

  • I-39 Interstate 39
  • US 51 U.S. Highway 51
  • WIS 21 Highway 21 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 22 Highway 22 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 49 Highway 49 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 73 Highway 73 (Wisconsin)

Buses[]

  • List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Airports[]

  • Wautoma Municipal Airport (FAA LID: Y50) serves Waushara County and the surrounding communities
  • Wild Rose Idlewild Airport (FAA LID: W23) also serves Waushara County and the surrounding communities

Adjacent counties[]

Climate[]

Climate chart for Waushara County
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Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860 8,770
1870 11,279 28.6%
1880 12,687 12.5%
1890 13,507 6.5%
1900 15,972 18.2%
1910 18,886 18.2%
1920 16,712 −11.5%
1930 14,427 −13.7%
1940 14,268 −1.1%
1950 13,920 −2.4%
1960 13,497 −3.0%
1970 14,795 9.6%
1980 18,526 25.2%
1990 19,385 4.6%
2000 23,154 19.4%
2010 24,496 5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2020[1]
USA Waushara County, Wisconsin age pyramid

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Waushara County

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 23,154 people, 9,336 households, and 6,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km2). There were 13,667 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.80% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 3.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.5% were of German, 9.1% Polish, 5.9% Irish, 5.7% American and 5.6% English ancestry. 94.5% spoke English, 3.4% Spanish and 1.4% German as their first language.

There were 9,336 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.

In 2017, there were 222 births, giving a general fertility rate of 67.3 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 22nd highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. Of these, 19 of the births occurred at home.[13] Additionally, there were 10 reported induced abortions performed on women of Waushara County residence in 2017.[14]

Communities[]

Waushara County Wisconsin Historical Museum

Waushara County Historical Museum

Cities[]

Villages[]

  • Coloma
  • Hancock
  • Lohrville
  • Plainfield
  • Redgranite
  • Wild Rose

Towns[]

  • Aurora
  • Bloomfield
  • Coloma
  • Dakota
  • Deerfield
  • Hancock
  • Leon
  • Marion
  • Mount Morris
  • Oasis
  • Plainfield
  • Poy Sippi
  • Richford
  • Rose
  • Saxeville
  • Springwater
  • Warren
  • Wautoma

Census-designated places[]

  • Pine River
  • Poy Sippi
  • Tustin

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Auroraville
  • Bannerman
  • Borth
  • Brushville
  • Dakota
  • Fountain Valley
  • Heffron (partially)
  • Metz (partial)
  • Mount Morris
  • Richford
  • Saxeville
  • Silver Lake
  • Spring Lake
  • West Bloomfield

Ghost towns[]

  • Rodney

Politics[]

Waushara County has long been one of the most Republican counties in Wisconsin. Only three Democrats have carried the county at a presidential level since the formation of the Republican Party – Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, Bill Clinton in 1996, and Barack Obama in 2008 – of whom only Roosevelt won an absolute majority. In 1936, when Roosevelt carried Wisconsin by a two-to-one majority, Alf Landon won Waushara County by double digits, while it was one of only three Wisconsin counties, alongside Walworth and Waupaca, to vote for Barry Goldwater over Lyndon Johnson in 1964. It has voted Republican since 2012.

In other statewide races, the county is equally Republican. Waushara County has never backed a Democrat for Governor since before 1900.[15] Senators Herb Kohl in 2006 and William Proxmire in 1976 and 1970 did carry Waushara County when they swept every county in the state, but no other Democratic senatorial candidate has won the county since the Seventeenth Amendment.

United States presidential election results for Waushara County, Wisconsin[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 9,016 66.45% 4,388 32.34% 164 1.21%
2016 7,667 63.50% 3,791 31.40% 616 5.10%
2012 6,562 54.47% 5,335 44.28% 151 1.25%
2008 5,770 48.70% 5,868 49.52% 211 1.78%
2004 6,888 56.25% 5,257 42.93% 101 0.82%
2000 5,571 54.36% 4,239 41.36% 438 4.27%
1996 3,573 40.46% 3,824 43.31% 1,433 16.23%
1992 4,045 39.16% 3,402 32.94% 2,882 27.90%
1988 4,953 57.91% 3,535 41.33% 65 0.76%
1984 5,769 66.79% 2,782 32.21% 86 1.00%
1980 5,576 61.43% 2,987 32.91% 514 5.66%
1976 4,449 54.94% 3,485 43.04% 164 2.03%
1972 4,466 66.27% 2,094 31.07% 179 2.66%
1968 4,187 65.35% 1,652 25.78% 568 8.87%
1964 3,437 53.36% 3,004 46.64% 0 0.00%
1960 4,906 72.16% 1,888 27.77% 5 0.07%
1956 4,717 76.99% 1,387 22.64% 23 0.38%
1952 5,447 81.14% 1,242 18.50% 24 0.36%
1948 3,594 69.60% 1,430 27.69% 140 2.71%
1944 4,675 75.54% 1,485 23.99% 29 0.47%
1940 4,872 72.88% 1,747 26.13% 66 0.99%
1936 3,302 51.43% 2,636 41.05% 483 7.52%
1932 2,541 44.28% 3,073 53.56% 124 2.16%
1928 4,068 75.42% 1,260 23.36% 66 1.22%
1924 1,602 35.43% 249 5.51% 2,671 59.07%
1920 4,176 85.17% 482 9.83% 245 5.00%
1916 2,345 67.31% 1,015 29.13% 124 3.56%
1912 1,343 44.43% 772 25.54% 908 30.04%
1908 2,820 79.73% 507 14.33% 210 5.94%
1904 3,140 87.34% 325 9.04% 130 3.62%
1900 2,990 82.03% 525 14.40% 130 3.57%
1896 3,210 84.36% 456 11.98% 139 3.65%
1892 2,091 68.47% 786 25.74% 177 5.80%



See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Waushara County, Wisconsin

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55137.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". The Newberry Library. 2007. http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm. 
  4. ^ "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". Appleton Post-Crescent: p. 14. December 28, 1963. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/915335/wisconsin_county_names/.  open access
  5. ^ Gard, Robert E. (September 9, 2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 9780870207082. https://books.google.com/books?id=J8auCgAAQBAJ&q=Waushara+meaning&pg=PA346. 
  6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt. 
  7. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php. 
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  10. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt. 
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  13. ^ "Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables". https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx. 
  14. ^ Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18
  15. ^ "Gubernatorial General Election Results Comparison – Wisconsin". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=1964&fips=55&f=0&off=5&elect=0&type=state. 
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

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External links[]

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