Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
County

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Map of Wisconsin showing Manitowoc County

Wisconsin's location in the United States
Country United States United States
State Wisconsin Wisconsin
Incorporated 1848
County seat City of Manitowoc
Incorporated Municipalities
30 (total)
  • 3 cities
  • 19 towns
  • 9 villages
Government
 • Type County
 • Body Board of Supervisors
 • Board President Jim Brey
 • County Board 25 commissioners
Area
 • Total 1,494 sq mi (3,870 km2)
 • Land 589 sq mi (1,530 km2)
 • Water 905 sq mi (2,340 km2)
Area rank 6th largest county in Wisconsin
Population (2010)
 • Total 81,442
 • Rank 21st largest county in Wisconsin
 • Density 138/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC-5)
Area codes 920
Congressional districts 6th
Interstates

U.S. Routes

State Routes

Airports

Manitowoc County Airport

Waterways

Lake Michigan – Manitowoc River

Public transit Maritime Metro Transit
Website co.manitowoc.wi.us

Manitowoc County /ˈmænᵻtəwɔːk/ is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 81,442.[1] Its county seat is Manitowoc.[2] The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848.[3]

Manitowoc County comprises the Manitowoc, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,494 square miles (3,870 km2), of which 589 square miles (1,530 km2) is land and 905 square miles (2,340 km2) (61%) is water.[4]

Major highways

Airport

Manitowoc County Airport (KMTW) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Manitowoc County.
Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1840235—
18503,7021,475.3%
186022,416505.5%
187033,36448.8%
188037,50512.4%
189037,8310.9%
190042,26111.7%
191044,9786.4%
192051,64414.8%
193058,67413.6%
194061,6175.0%
195067,1599.0%
196075,21512.0%
197082,2949.4%
198082,9180.8%
199080,421−3.0%
200082,8873.1%
201081,442−1.7%
Est. 201579,806[5]−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8]
1990–2000[9] 2010–2014[1]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 82,887 people, 32,721 households, and 22,348 families residing in the county. The population density was 140 people per square mile (54/km²). There were 34,651 housing units at an average density of 59 per square mile (23/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.90% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 53.7% were of German, 7.3% Polish, 5.3% Czech and 5.0% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.2% spoke English, 1.8% Spanish, 1.3% Hmong and 1.1% German as their first language.

There were 32,721 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

Government

The county executive is Bob Ziegelbauer. He is serving his second term in that position after being elected in April 2006 and reelected in April 2010. The county is served by a 25 member county board.

Communities

Cities

Villages

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

In the media

The Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer (2015) explores the arrests and trials in 2007 of Manitowoc County residents Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey for the murder of Teresa Halbach, who disappeared in October 2005. The series describes an earlier wrongful conviction of Avery, for which he served 18 years, and his subsequent lawsuit against Manitowoc County. It then focuses on the procedures of the Calumet County Sheriff's Office and the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department, which investigated the later Halbach case.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "County Totals Dataset: Population, Population Change and Estimated Components of Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  11. ↑ MONICA DAVEY, "Questioning the Evidence in the ‘Making a Murderer’ Case", New York Times, 29 January 2016; accessed 14 January 2016
  12. ↑ Hale, Mike (December 16, 2015). "Review: 'Making a Murderer,' True Crime on Netflix". The New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

Further reading

 Brown County Kewaunee County
Calumet County Lake Michigan
   Manitowoc County, Wisconsin  
Sheboygan County

Coordinates: 44°09′N 87°33′W / 44.15°N 87.55°W / 44.15; -87.55

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