Walworth County, Wisconsin

Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 102,228.[2] Its county seat is Elkhorn.[3] The county was created in 1836 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1839.[4] It is named for Reuben H. Walworth.[5]

Walworth County
U.S. county
Walworth County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°40′N 88°32′W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1839
Named forReuben H. Walworth[1]
SeatElkhorn
Largest cityWhitewater
Area
 • Total577 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Land555 sq mi (1,440 km2)
 • Water21 sq mi (50 km2)  3.7%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total102,228
 • Estimate 
(2019)
103,868
 • Density180/sq mi (68/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts1st, 5th
Websitewww.co.walworth.wi.us

Walworth County comprises the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area

Lake Geneva, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Alpine Valley Resort, and Music Theatre are located in Walworth County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 555 square miles (1,440 km2) is land and 21 square miles (54 km2) (3.7%) is water.[6]

Transportation

Major highways
  • Interstate 43
  • U.S. Highway 12
  • U.S. Highway 14
  • Highway 11 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 20 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 36 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 50 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 59 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 67 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 83 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 89 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 120 (Wisconsin)

Airport

East Troy Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 57C), serves the county and surrounding communities

Adjacent counties

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18402,611—
185017,862584.1%
186026,49648.3%
187025,972−2.0%
188026,2491.1%
189027,8606.1%
190029,2595.0%
191029,6141.2%
192029,327−1.0%
193031,0585.9%
194033,1036.6%
195041,58425.6%
196052,36825.9%
197063,44421.2%
198071,50712.7%
199075,0004.9%
200093,75925.0%
2010102,2289.0%
Est. 2019103,868[7]1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2019[2]
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Walworth County

At the 2000 census there were 93,759 people, 34,522 households, and 23,267 families in the county. The population density was 169 people per square mile (65/km²). There were 43,783 housing units at an average density of 79 per square mile (30/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.49% White, 0.84% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.62% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 6.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[12] Of the 34,522 households 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 24.70% of households were one person and 9.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

The age distribution was 24.20% under the age of 18, 13.80% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

In 2017, there were 918 births, giving a general fertility rate of 48.8 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the sixth lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[13]

Communities
Walworth County sign

Cities

Villages

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Politics

Owing to its Yankee heritage,[14] which contrasts with the German-American or Scandinavian-American character of most of Wisconsin, Walworth County was initially a stronghold of the Free Soil Party.[15] It voted for Martin van Buren and John P. Hale in Wisconsin's first two presidential elections,[16] and its opposition to the spread of slavery meant it became rock-ribbed Republican in subsequent elections,[16] even resisting the appeal of Wisconsin native Robert La Follette when he carried the state in 1924.[17]

Growth of conservative suburbs and resort towns has meant Walworth – unlike most historically free-soil Yankee counties[17] – retains a decided Republican bent.[18] The only Democrat to carry the county has been Woodrow Wilson in 1912, who won only 36 percent of the vote against a mortally divided GOP. Even then, Wilson only bested President William Howard Taft in the county by 29 votes. The best Democratic showings since then have been by Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Barack Obama in 2008, both of whom received around 48 percent and narrowly lost the county while sweeping every antebellum free state. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Bill Clinton are the only other Democrats since Wilson to cross the 40 percent mark.

Presidential election results
Presidential election results[19]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2016 56.2% 28,863 36.4% 18,710 7.4% 3,818
2012 55.5% 29,006 43.1% 22,552 1.4% 745
2008 50.5% 25,485 48.0% 24,177 1.5% 760
2004 59.4% 28,754 39.6% 19,177 1.1% 515
2000 56.8% 22,982 38.3% 15,492 4.9% 1,984
1996 45.8% 15,099 40.3% 13,283 13.9% 4,579
1992 42.7% 15,727 32.1% 11,825 25.1% 9,244
1988 59.5% 18,259 39.8% 12,203 0.7% 223
1984 67.1% 20,595 32.2% 9,877 0.8% 238
1980 56.9% 19,194 33.6% 11,344 9.5% 3,192
1976 57.8% 18,091 39.7% 12,418 2.6% 798
1972 66.1% 17,823 31.9% 8,598 2.0% 546
1968 61.9% 15,040 30.9% 7,505 7.3% 1,770
1964 50.9% 12,225 48.9% 11,746 0.2% 38
1960 67.2% 16,395 32.7% 7,986 0.1% 20
1956 76.6% 16,696 22.6% 4,922 0.8% 172
1952 75.6% 16,906 24.2% 5,417 0.2% 49
1948 65.1% 10,509 33.3% 5,377 1.6% 265
1944 65.3% 10,901 34.1% 5,696 0.5% 86
1940 67.6% 11,594 31.8% 5,449 0.7% 111
1936 52.7% 8,462 44.2% 7,093 3.2% 511
1932 52.9% 7,858 45.7% 6,790 1.4% 204
1928 69.4% 9,846 30.0% 4,253 0.7% 97
1924 57.2% 7,484 8.9% 1,162 33.9% 4,434
1920 80.7% 8,437 15.6% 1,631 3.7% 390
1916 59.7% 3,988 36.5% 2,440 3.8% 257
1912 35.9% 2,096 36.4% 2,125 27.7% 1,620
1908 62.2% 4,151 29.4% 1,960 8.4% 562
1904 73.4% 4,892 20.6% 1,370 6.0% 401
1900 71.4% 5,102 24.4% 1,742 4.2% 301
1896 70.4% 5,347 24.9% 1,894 4.7% 353
1892 58.5% 3,871 32.6% 2,153 8.9% 591

See also

References
  1. "County Directory - Walworth County". Wisconsin Counties Association. Retrieved May 13, 2007.
  2. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  5. "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". The Post-Crescent. December 28, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  7. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  8. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  9. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  10. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  11. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  12. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  13. "Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables". Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  14. Fowler, Robert Booth; Wisconsin Vites: An Electoral History, p. 14 ISBN 0299227448
  15. Fowler, Robert Booth; Wisconsin Votes: An Electoral History, Volume 3, p. 11 ISBN 0299227405
  16. Beckwith, Albert Clayton; History of Walworth County, Wisconsin pp. 98-99 Published 1912 by B.F. Bowen and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
  17. See Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 441-442 ISBN 978-0-691-16324-6
  18. See McDade, Philip J.; ‘Congressional Restricting in Wisconsin’
  19. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved August 14, 2018.

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