Polk County, Wisconsin

Polk County is a  in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 41,319. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,477 (956 ). 2,376 km² (917 sq mi) of it is land and 101 km² (39 sq mi) of it (4.08%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 41,319 people, 16,254 households, and 11,329 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (45/sq mi). There were 21,129 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.64%, 0.15% or , 1.06% , 0.26% , 0.02% , 0.20% from , and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were or  of any race. 31.4% were of, 18.6% , 11.3% , 5.5% and 5.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 16,254 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% 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 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males.