Marathon County, Wisconsin

Marathon County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 125,834. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,082 (1,576 ). 4,001 km² (1,545 sq mi) of it is land and 81 km² (31 sq mi) of it (1.98%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 125,834 people, 47,702 households, and 33,868 families residing in the county. The was 31/km² (81/sq mi). There were 50,360 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.84%, 0.28% or , 0.35% , 4.54% , 0.02% , 0.26% from , and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were or  of any race. 52.6% were of and 13.6%  ancestry according to. 92.9% spoke, 3.4% , 1.1% and 1.1%  as their first language.

There were 47,702 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% 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 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

Subdivisions

 * † Unincorporated community or annexed village
 * ‡ Only partially in Marathon County

Resources
This digital collection contains historic images and texts that document central Wisconsin schools and libraries in Marathon and Lincoln Counties. Text-based materials include: [http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.Marchetti Marchetti, Louis. History of the Public Library Building and Names of Donors, 1909], a record of the proceedings, leading up, and culminating in the erection and completion of the Library Building of the city of Wausau, with names of Donors attached thereto. Compiled and presented to the Library by Louis Marchetti, President of the Library Board from 1904 to 1908.
 * Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties :

headquarter's library is located in Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A. In addition to the Wausau Library, 8 branch libraries are open in the cities of Athens, Edgar, Hatley, Marathon, Mosinee, Rothschild, Spencer, and Stratford.