Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

Trempealeau County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 27,010. Its is.

History
Patches of woodland are all that remain of the brush and light forest that once covered the county. In ancient times, the woodlands contained a great deal of timber, but burned them periodically to encourage the growth of berries. They did little cultivation and had been almost completely removed from the area by (Gamroth, 1976, p. 5, 87).

French were the first Europeans to enter this land. At the mouth of the, which flows from northeast to southwest across the county on its way to the , they found a bluff surrounded by water and called it "La Montagne qui trempe à l’eau," which means "mountain with its foot in the water." The name was later shortened (Elkins, 1985, p.1).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,922 (742 ). 1,901 km² (734 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.06%) is water. It is part of the.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 27,010 people, 10,747 households, and 7,243 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 11,482 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.81%, 0.13% or , 0.17% , 0.13% , 0.01% , 0.29% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were or  of any race. 94.9% spoke, 1.6% and 1.6%  as their first language.

There were 10,747 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.