Sauk County, Wisconsin

Sauk County is a  in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 55,225. Its and largest city is. The 's Baraboo includes all of Sauk County. Sauk County is also located in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,197 (848 ). 2,169 km² (838 sq mi) of it is land and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (1.27%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 55,225 people, 21,644 households, and 14,869 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (66/sq mi). There were 24,297 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.37%, 0.26% or , 0.87% , 0.26% , 0.02% , 0.59% from , and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.70% of the population were or  of any race. 50.7% were of, 8.5% , 6.5% , 6.2% and 5.9%  ancestry according to. 95.5% spoke, 1.9% and 1.4%  as their first language.

There were 21,644 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% 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 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.

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Resources
Six foundation volumes that document and present the early history of Dane, Sauk, Wood, and Portage Counties. Titles include: Durrie, Daniel S. (Daniel Steele), 1819-1892 A History of Madison, the Capital of Wisconsin; Including the Four Lake Country (1874), A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Volume I (1918), A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Volume II (1918), Jones, George O. History of Wood County, Wisconsin (1923), Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns; Being a History and Guide to Places of Scenic Beauty and Historical Note ...(1877), and Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt, 1907- Our County, our Story; Portage County, Wisconsin (1959).
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