Jefferson County, Wisconsin
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Jefferson County is a county
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 located in the U.S. state
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 of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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. As of 2000, the population was 74,021. Its county seat
County seat
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 is Jefferson
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Jefferson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, and is its county seat. It is located at the confluence of the Rock and Crawfish Rivers. The population was 7,338 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Jefferson.-History:...

.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 583 square miles (1,510 km²), of which 557 square miles (1,442.6 km²) is land and 26 square miles (67.3 km²) (4.42%) is water.

Major highways

  • Interstate 94
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  • U.S. Highway 14
  • U.S. Highway 18
  • Highway 16 (Wisconsin)
    Highway 16 (Wisconsin)
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  • Highway 19 (Wisconsin)
    Highway 19 (Wisconsin)
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  • Highway 26 (Wisconsin)
    Highway 26 (Wisconsin)
    State Trunk Highway 26 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The route is generally two-lane with the exception of a few urban multi-lane arterials...

  • Highway 59 (Wisconsin)
    Highway 59 (Wisconsin)
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  • Highway 89 (Wisconsin)
    Highway 89 (Wisconsin)
    State Trunk Highway 89 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in southeast Wisconsin from near Delavan to Columbus.-References:...

  • Highway 106 (Wisconsin)
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  • Highway 134 (Wisconsin)
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  • Adjacent counties

    • Dodge County
      Dodge County, Wisconsin
      Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 88,759. Its county seat is Juneau.-Geography:According to the U.S...

       - north
    • Waukesha County
      Waukesha County, Wisconsin
      Waukesha County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2008, the population was 380,629. Its county seat is Waukesha.-History:The part of Wisconsin that Waukesha County now occupies was a part of Michigan when Milwaukee County was organized in September 1834. On July 4, 1836, the...

       - east
    • Walworth County
      Walworth County, Wisconsin
      Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 102,228. Its county seat is Elkhorn.-Geography:According to the U.S...

       - southeast
    • Rock County
      Rock County, Wisconsin
      -Unincorporated communities:-Further reading:* . Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879.* Brown, William F. , Chicago: Cooper, 1908.* Brown, William F. , Chicago: Cooper, 1908....

       - southwest
    • Dane County
      Dane County, Wisconsin
      As of the census of 2000, there were 426,526 people, 173,484 households, and 100,794 families residing in the county. The population density was 355 people per square mile . There were 180,398 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile...

       - west

    Demographics



    As of the census
    Census
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    of 2000, there were 74,021 people, 28,205 households, and 19,884 families residing in the county. The population density
    Population density
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     was 133 people per square mile (51/km²). There were 30,092 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile (21/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.34% White
    Race (United States Census)
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    , 0.28% Black
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     or African American
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    , 0.34% Native American
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    , 0.45% Asian
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    , 0.02% Pacific Islander
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    , 1.65% from other races
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    , and 0.93% from two or more races. 4.09% of the population were Hispanic
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     or Latino
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     of any race. 55.1% were of German, 6.1% Norwegian, 6.0% Irish
    Irish people
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     and 5.1% American
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     ancestry according to Census 2000.

    There were 28,205 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples
    Marriage
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     living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

    In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

    Government

    Jefferson County Government
    County Clerk Barbara A. Frank
    County Treasurer: John E. Jensen
    Register of Deeds: Staci Hoffman
    Clerk of Circuit Court: Carla Robinson
    Sheriff
    Sheriff
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    :
    Paul Milbrath
    District Attorney
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    :
    Susan V. Happ
    Coroner
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    :
    Patrick J. Theder
    County Administrator: Gary Petre
    County Board Chairmen: Sharon L. Schmeling
    Vice Chairmen: Steven J. Nass
    Second Vice Chairmen: Jim Mode


    The County Board of Supervisors, with 30 members, serves as the legislative body for the county. There are seven elected officials in addition to the County Board of Supervisors. County-wide partisan elections are held in November. The County Board's members are elected for two-year terms during a spring non-partisan election. The County Board is responsible for the county administrator. The Jefferson County Administrator is Gary Petre. The County Board also elects a chairman, vice-chairman, and second vice-chairman. Members of the County Board of Supervisors
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     are as follows:
    District Name District Name
    1 Richard C. Jones 2 Vic Imrie, Jr.
    3 Greg David 4 Gail Towers MacAskill
    5 Rodney L. Laudenslager 6 Ron Buchanan
    7 Dwayne C. Morris 8 Rick L. Kuhlman
    9 Howard C.Wiedenhoeft 10 Randy Mitchell
    11 Donald Reese 12 Mike Burow
    13 James G. Maurer 14 Pamela Rogers
    15 Steven J. Nass 16 John Molinaro
    17 Carol Ward Knox 18 Sharon L.Schmeling
    19 Amy Kramer 20 John C. Kannard
    21 Robert G.Yachinich 22 Blane Poulson
    23 George Jaeckel 24 Gregory M. Torres
    25 August J. Lehmann 26 Carlton Zentner
    27 Glen D. Borland 28 Julie J. Nelson
    29 Paul G. Babcock 30 Jim Mode


    (County Board terms expire April 15, 2008)

    Cities, villages, and towns

    • Aztalan
      Aztalan, Wisconsin
      Aztalan is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Aztalan and Jefferson Junction are located in the town.-Aztalan State Park:...

    • Cambridge
      Cambridge, Wisconsin
      Cambridge is a village located in Dane and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,100 at the 2000 census.The Dane County portion of Cambridge is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Jefferson County portion is part of the...

    • Cold Spring
      Cold Spring, Wisconsin
      Cold Spring is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 766 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.5 square miles , of which, 23.5 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of...

    • Concord
      Concord, Wisconsin
      Concord is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,023 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.6 square miles , of which, 36.0 square miles of it is land and 0.6 square miles of...

    • Farmington
      Farmington, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
      Farmington is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population in 2000 was 1,498.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.9 square miles , of which, 35.8 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is...

    • Fort Atkinson
      Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
      Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. In 1996, Money Magazine named Fort Atkinson "One of America's Hottest Little Boomtowns." The population was 11,621 at the 2000 census.- History :Fort...

    • Hebron
      Hebron, Wisconsin
      Hebron is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,135 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.9 square miles , of which, 28.9 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it...

       (town)
    • Ixonia
      Ixonia, Wisconsin
      Ixonia is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,902 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Ixonia and Pipersville are located within the town.-History:...

       (town)
  • Jefferson
    Jefferson, Wisconsin
    Jefferson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, and is its county seat. It is located at the confluence of the Rock and Crawfish Rivers. The population was 7,338 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Jefferson.-History:...

  • Jefferson (town)
    Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
    Jefferson is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,265 at the 2000 census. The City of Jefferson is located partially within the town.-Geography:...

  • Johnson Creek
  • Koshkonong
    Koshkonong, Wisconsin
    Koshkonong is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,395 at the 2000 census. The town entirely surrounds the city of Fort Atkinson. The unincorporated communities of Blackhawk Island, Koshkonong Mounds, and Vinnie Ha Ha are located in the town...

  • Lac La Belle
    Lac La Belle, Wisconsin
    Lac La Belle is a village located mostly in Waukesha County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 329 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Oconomowoc in Waukesha County. On March 28, 2002, the village annexed a portion of land in the Town of Ixonia in...

     (partial)
  • Lake Mills
    Lake Mills, Wisconsin
    Lake Mills is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,843 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Lake Mills.-Geography:Lake Mills is located at ....

  • Lake Mills (town)
    Lake Mills (town), Wisconsin
    Lake Mills is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,936 at the 2000 census. The City of Lake Mills is located partially within the town...

  • Milford
    Milford, Wisconsin
    Milford is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,055 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Grellton, Hoopers Mill, Hubbleton, and Milford are located in the town.-History:...

  • Oakland
    Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
    Oakland is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,135 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Oakland and Sylvan Mounds are located in the town.-Geography:...

  • Palmyra
    Palmyra, Wisconsin
    Palmyra is a village in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Scuppernong River. It was named after Palmyra, Syria, an oasis city mentioned in the Bible. The name means "sandy soil." The population was 1,766 at the 2000 census...

  • Palmyra (town)
    Palmyra (town), Wisconsin
    Palmyra is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,145 at the 2000 census. The Village of Palmyra is located within the town.-Geography:...

  • Sullivan
  • Sullivan (town)
    Sullivan (town), Wisconsin
    Sullivan is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,124 at the 2000 census. The Village of Sullivan is located within the town...

  • Sumner
    Sumner, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
    Sumner is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 904 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Busseyville, Carcajou, Koshkonong Manor, and North Shore are located within the town.-Geography:...

  • Waterloo
  • Waterloo
    Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
    Waterloo is a town in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 832 at the 2000 census. The City of Waterloo is located within the town...

     (town)
  • Watertown
    Watertown, Wisconsin
    Watertown is a city in Dodge and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Most of the city's population is in Jefferson County. Division Street, several blocks north of downtown, marks the county line. The population of Watertown was 21,598 at the 2000 census...

     (city) (partial)
  • Watertown
    Watertown (town), Wisconsin
    Watertown is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,876 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Ebenezer is located in the town.-Geography:Watertown is located at ....

     (town)
  • Whitewater (partial)

  • Unincorporated communities

    • Aztalan
      Aztalan (community), Wisconsin
      Aztalan is an unincorporated community located in the town of Aztalan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. Aztalan is located at the junction of County Highways B and Q east of Lake Mills....

    • Blackhawk Island
      Blackhawk Island, Wisconsin
      Blackhawk Island is an unincorporated community located in the town of Koshkonong, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Busseyville
      Busseyville, Wisconsin
      Busseyville, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the town of Sumner in Jefferson County. It is located on Wisconsin Highway 106 near Luna Road, about ten miles west of Fort Atkinson. The Sumner town hall is located there as well as Busseyville Community Church.-Notable people:The...

    • Carcajou
      Carcajou, Wisconsin
      Carcajou is an unincorporated community located in the town of Sumner, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Ebenezer
      Ebenezer, Wisconsin
      Ebenezer is an unincorporated community located in the town of Watertown in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States.-Notes:...

    • Hebron
      Hebron (CDP), Wisconsin
      Hebron is a census-designated place in Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 224 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Bark River.-Geography:Hebron is located at ....

    • Helenville
      Helenville, Wisconsin
      Helenville is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 249 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Helenville is located at ....

    • Hoopers Mill
      Hoopers Mill, Wisconsin
      Hoopers Mill is an unincorporated community located in the town of Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Hubbleton
      Hubbleton, Wisconsin
      Hubbleton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Ixonia
      Ixonia (CDP), Wisconsin
      Ixonia is a census-designated place in Ixonia, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,624 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ixonia is located at ....

    • Jefferson Junction
      Jefferson Junction, Wisconsin
      Jefferson Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Aztalan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. Jefferson Junction is located at a Union Pacific Railroad junction north of Jefferson....

    • Koshkonong
      Koshkonong (community), Wisconsin
      Koshkonong is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Koshkonong, Jefferson County and Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States....

       (partial)
    • Koshkonong Manor
      Koshkonong Manor, Wisconsin
      Koshkonong Manor is an unincorporated community located in the town of Sumner, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Koshkonong Mounds
      Koshkonong Mounds, Wisconsin
      Koshkonong Mounds is an unincorporated community located in the town of Koshkonong, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Lake Koshkonong
      Lake Koshkonong, Wisconsin
      Lake Koshkonong is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,204 at the 2010 census. Lake Koshkonong is in the area.-Geography:Lake Koshkonong is located at ....

    • Lake Lac La Belle
      Lake Lac La Belle, Wisconsin
      Lake Lac La Belle is a former census-designated place in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 833 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake Lac La Belle is located at ....

    • Lake Ripley
      Lake Ripley, Wisconsin
      Lake Ripley is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lake Ripley is located at ....

    • London
      London, Wisconsin
      London is an unincorporated community located in the counties of Dane and Jefferson in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Dane County portion of London is located in the town of Deerfield, and the Jefferson County portion is located in the town of Lake Mills. London is located on Wisconsin Highway...

       (partial)
    • Milford
      Milford (community), Wisconsin
      Milford is an unincorporated community located in the town of Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • North Shore
      North Shore, Wisconsin
      North Shore is an unincorporated community located in the town of Sumner, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Oakland
      Oakland (community), Jefferson County, Wisconsin
      Oakland is an unincorporated community located in the town of Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Pipersville
      Pipersville, Wisconsin
      Pipersville is an unincorporated community in the town of Ixonia in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at the intersection of Jefferson County Roads P and E, about 4 miles southeast of Watertown.-Notes:...

    • Portland
      Portland (community), Dodge County, Wisconsin
      Portland is an unincorporated community located partially in the town of Portland in Dodge County, Wisconsin and partially in the town of Waterloo in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Rome
      Rome, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
      Rome is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, along the Bark River. The population was 689 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Rome is located at ....

    • Sylvan Mounds
      Sylvan Mounds, Wisconsin
      Sylvan Mounds is an unincorporated community located in the town of Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Vinnie Ha Ha
      Vinnie Ha Ha, Wisconsin
      Vinnie Ha Ha is an unincorporated community located in the town of Koshkonong, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....


    External links

    • Jefferson County
    • Daily Jefferson County Union - county newspaper
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