Dane County, Wisconsin

Dane County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 426,526. Its is. The 's Madison includes all of Dane County (as well as neighboring  and  counties). Dane County is made up of more then 60 cities, towns, and villages.

Dane county is one of the fastest growing counties in the country and adds around 60,000 people per decade. It is the second largest county in Wisconsin. The governing body of Dane County is the Dane County Board of Supervisors.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,207 (1,238 ). 3,113 km² (1,202 sq mi) of it is land and 94 km² (36 sq mi) of it (2.94%) is water.

History
Dane County was formed in as a. It was named after, a Massachusetts delegate to the First Continental Congress who helped carve Wisconsin out of the.

Adjacent counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 426,526 people, 173,484 households, and 100,794 families residing in the county. The was 137/km² (355/sq mi). There were 180,398 housing units at an average density of 58/km² (150/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.96%, 4.00% or , 0.33% , 3.45% , 0.03% , 1.43% from , and 1.79% from two or more races. 3.37% of the population were or  of any race. 34.4% were of, 11.5% , 8.9% and 6.0%  ancestry according to.

There were 173,484 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.10% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.90% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.60% under the age of 18, 14.30% from 18 to 24, 32.50% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.