Monroe County, Wisconsin

Monroe County is a  in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 40,899. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,352 (908 ). 2,333 km² (901 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.83%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 40,899 people, 15,399 households, and 10,794 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (45/sq mi). There were 16,672 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.52%, 0.46% or , 0.92% , 0.48% , 0.04% , 0.85% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.81% of the population were or  of any race. 45.5% were of, 13.4% , 7.6% , 6.3% and 5.0%  ancestry according to. 92.9% spoke, 3.1% and 2.2%  as their first language.

There were 15,399 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% 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 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.60 males.