Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Chippewa County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 55,195. Its is. The 's Eau Claire includes all of Chippewa County (as well as  to the south). Together with the  (which includes all of ) to the west, the , forms the Census Bureau's Eau Claire-Menomonie , which had a consolidated 2000 population of 188,195.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,697 (1,041 ). 2,617 km² (1,010 sq mi) of it is land and 80 km² (31 sq mi) of it (2.97%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 55,195 people, 21,356 households, and 15,013 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (55/sq mi). There were 22,821 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.85%, 0.16% or , 0.32% , 0.89% , 0.01% , 0.17% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were or  of any race. 44.1% were of, 15.8% and 5.8%  ancestry.

There were 21,356 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.