Barron County, Wisconsin

Barron County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 44,963. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,305 (890 ). 2,235 km² (863 sq mi) of it is land and 70 km² (27 sq mi) of it (3.05%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 44,963 people, 17,851 households, and 12,352 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (52/sq mi). There were 20,969 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69%, 0.14% or , 0.81% , 0.32% , 0.04% , 0.32% from , and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were or  of any race. 34.4% were of, 21.8% and 5.3%  ancestry.

There were 17,851 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.