Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Jefferson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 74,021. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,509 (583 ). 1,443 km² (557 sq mi) of it is land and 67 km² (26 sq mi) of it (4.42%) is water.

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Government
Jefferson County has seven County Elected Officials in addition to its County Board of Supervisors. These County Elected Officials are elected county wide in November. The County Boards 30 members are elected during a spring election for two year terms and serve as the legislative body for the county. The County Board is also responsible for the. Jefferson County Administrator is Gary Petre.

The County Board also elects a, Vice Chairmen, and Second Vice Chairmen. Currently Sharon L. Schmeling, Steven J. Nass, and Marvin L. Munyon serve in those positions.

Members of the are as follows:

(County Board terms expire, )

Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 74,021 people, 28,205 households, and 19,884 families residing in the county. The was 51/km² (133/sq mi). There were 30,092 housing units at an average density of 21/km² (54/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.34%, 0.28% or , 0.34% , 0.45% , 0.02% , 1.65% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 4.09% of the population were or  of any race. 55.1% were of, 6.1% , 6.0% and 5.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 28,205 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.