Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Kenosha County is a located in the  of. As of 2006, the population was 162,001. Its is. This county is part of the, and an outlying part of the Area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,954 (754 ). 707 km² (273 sq mi) of it is land and 1,247 km² (481 sq mi) of it (63.83%) is water.

Major highways

 * / (The Skokie Highway) runs north/south for twelve miles through Kenosha County, dividing it into an eastern third containing and  and a semi-rural western two-thirds.
 * running north/south, bisects the county.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 149,577 people, 56,057 households, and 38,455 families residing in the county. The was 212/km² (548/sq mi). There were 59,989 housing units at an average density of 85/km² (220/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.38%, 5.08% or , 0.38% , 0.92% , 0.04% , 3.29% from , and 1.91% from two or more races. 7.19% of the population were or  of any race. 28.8% were of, 10.4% , 7.9% and 7.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 56,057 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.

Government

 * Allan Kehl (D)
 * Robert Zapf (D)
 * David Beth (R)

Cities and towns

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