Jackson County, Wisconsin

Jackson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 19,100. Its is Jackson County was formed from Crawford County in 1853.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,590 (1,000 ). 2,557 km² (987 sq mi) of it is land and 33 km² (13 sq mi) of it (1.28%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 19,100 people, 7,070 households, and 4,835 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/sq mi). There were 8,029 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.58%, 2.27% or , 6.16% , 0.16% , 0.04% , 1.01% from , and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.87% of the population were or  of any race. 31.4% were of, 30.2% and 5.2%  ancestry according to. 94.7% spoke, 2.2% and 1.5%  as their first language.

There were 7,070 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 114.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.30 males.