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Rock County is a county
County (United States)

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  in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Wisconsin
Wisconsin

Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....
. It is included in the Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 152,307. Its county seat
County seat

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 is Janesville
Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.

rding to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 726 square mile
Square mile

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s (1,881 kmē), of which, 720 square miles (1,866 kmē) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 kmē) of it (0.79%) is water.


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As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 152,307 people, 58,617 households, and 40,387 families residing in the county.






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Rock County is a county
County (United States)

In the United States, a county is a local level of government below the U.S. state . Counties are used in 48 of the 50 states, while Louisiana is divided into List of parishes in Louisiana and Alaska into Borough ....
  in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Wisconsin
Wisconsin

Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....
. It is included in the Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 152,307. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Janesville
Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 726 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (1,881 kmē), of which, 720 square miles (1,866 kmē) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 kmē) of it (0.79%) is water.

Adjacent counties

  • Green County
    Green County, Wisconsin

    Green County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 33,647. Its county seat is Monroe, Wisconsin....
     - west
  • Dane County
    Dane County, Wisconsin

    Dane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2007, the population was 476,785. Its county seat is Madison, Wisconsin....
     - north
  • Jefferson County
    Jefferson County, Wisconsin

    Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 74,021. Its county seat is Jefferson, Wisconsin....
     - northeast
  • Walworth County
    Walworth County, Wisconsin

    Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 93,759. Its county seat is Elkhorn, Wisconsin....
     - east
  • Boone County, Illinois
    Boone County, Illinois

    Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 41,786. Its county seat is Belvidere, Illinois, Illinois....
     - south
  • Winnebago County, Illinois
    Winnebago County, Illinois

    Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 278,418. Its county seat is Rockford, Illinois, Illinois....
     - south


Demographics



As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 152,307 people, 58,617 households, and 40,387 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

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 was 211 people per square mile (82/kmē). There were 62,187 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile (33/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 91.01% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 4.63% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.28% Native American
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, 0.78% Asian
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, 0.04% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 1.77% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.50% from two or more races. 3.91% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race. 32.8% were of German, 13.0% Norwegian
Norwegian people

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, 10.1% Irish
Irish people

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, 7.5% English
English people

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 and 5.5% American
United States

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 ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 58,617 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

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