Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Map of Wisconsin highlighting Kenosha County
Location in the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded 1850
Seat Kenosha
Largest city Kenosha
Area
 • Total 754 sq mi (1,953 km2)
 • Land 272 sq mi (704 km2)
 • Water 482 sq mi (1,248 km2), 64%
Population
 • (2010) 166,426
 • Density 612/sq mi (236/km²)
Congressional district 1st
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.co.kenosha.wi.us

Kenosha County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,426.[1] Its county seat is Kenosha.[2] The county is named after the county seat.[3]

Kenosha County is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located on the west shore of Lake Michigan. The county has traditionally attracted newcomers from suburban Chicago, and in March 2008 the demographers of the Wisconsin Department of Administration reported that Kenosha County's improvements in roads, business's need for personnel and quality-of-life factors have contributed to a decades-long influx of Illinois transplants. Although commercial development has been greatly on the rise in the last decade, Kenosha County is very dependent on the economy of Chicago.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 754 square miles (1,950 km2), of which 272 square miles (700 km2) is land and 482 square miles (1,250 km2) (64%) is water.[4] Although the county contains much area from Lake Michigan, it is the fourth-smallest county in Wisconsin by land area.

Major highways

Airport

Kenosha Regional Airport (KENW) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Kenosha County
Historical population
Census Pop. %±
185010,734—
186013,90029.5%
187013,147−5.4%
188013,5503.1%
189015,58115.0%
190021,70739.3%
191032,92951.7%
192051,28455.7%
193063,27723.4%
194063,5050.4%
195075,23818.5%
1960100,61533.7%
1970117,91717.2%
1980123,1374.4%
1990128,1814.1%
2000149,57716.7%
2010166,42611.3%
Est. 2015168,437[5]1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8]
1990–2000[9] 2010–2014[1]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 149,577 people, 56,057 households, and 38,455 families residing in the county. The population density was 548 people per square mile (212/km²). There were 59,989 housing units at an average density of 220 per square mile (85/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.38% White, 5.08% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.29% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. 7.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.8% were of German, 10.4% Italian, 7.9% Irish, 7.6% Polish and 7.5% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 56,057 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.

Government

Presidential elections[11]
Year Republican Democratic
2016 46.7% 36,025 46.4% 35,771
2012 43.2% 34,977 55.5% 44,867
2008 40.1% 31,609 58.2% 45,836
2004 46.6% 35,587 52.5% 40,107
2000 45.4% 28,891 50.9% 32,429
1996 34.1% 18,296 52.1% 27,964
1992 32.1% 19,854 44.2% 27,341
1988 41.6% 21,661 57.7% 30,089
1984 46.9% 26,118 52.5% 29,233
1980 43.8% 24,481 47.9% 26,738
1976 43.6% 22,349 53.8% 27,585
1972 53.9% 24,041 43.6% 19,441
1968 40.6% 17,089 50.9% 21,427
1964 32.6% 14,764 67.3% 30,522
1960 46.4% 19,969 53.4% 22,956

Kenosha county has been a solidly Democratic county for the past fifty years. In 2016, Donald Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate in 46 years to win the county; the last time being when President Nixon carried it in his 1972 landslide.

The county legislature is known as the Board of Supervisors. It consists of 23 members each elected from single member districts. The county executive is elected in a spring countywide, non-partisan vote. The district attorney, treasurer, clerk and register of deeds are elected in fall countywide, partisan elections held in presidential years, while the sheriff and clerk of circuit court are elected in fall countywide, partisan elections held in gubernatorial years.

Communities

City

Villages

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "County Totals Dataset: Population, Population Change and Estimated Components of Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  11. ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
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