Marquette County, Wisconsin

Marquette County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,832. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,203 (464 ). 1,180 km² (455 sq mi) of it is land and 23 km² (9 sq mi) of it (1.92%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 15,832 people, 5,986 households, and 4,166 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (35/sq mi). There were 8,664 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.66%, 3.44% or , 1.04% , 0.27% , 0.10% , 0.38% from , and 1.11% from two or more races. 2.66% of the population were or  of any race. 45.7% were of, 8.2% , 6.9% , 6.1% , 5.6% and 5.1%  ancestry according to. 94.8% spoke, 2.8% and 1.1%  as their first language.

There were 5,986 households out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 118.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.70 males.