Grant County, Wisconsin

Grant County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 49,597. Its is. Estimates for 2005 show a population of 52,077. The growing population is expected to rise to near 58,000 by the 2010. Grant County also is in the tri-state area with Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and is crossed by travelers commuting to from a number of eastern Iowan cities, and by residents of northern  traveling to the  or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,065 (1,183 ). 2,973 km² (1,148 sq mi) of it is land and 92 km² (35 sq mi) of it (3.00%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 49,597 people, 18,465 households, and 12,390 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (43/sq mi). There were 19,940 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.23%, 0.52% or , 0.13% , 0.46% , 0.01% , 0.14% from , and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were or  of any race. 52.0% were of, 9.2% , 8.8% , 6.6% and 6.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 18,465 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 14.60% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.00 males.