PEPIN COUNTY, WISCONSIN

'Pepin County' is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 7,213. Its county seat is Durand⁶.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Unincorporated communities

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 644 km² (249 mi²). 602 km² (232 mi²) of it is land and 42 km² (16 mi²) of it (6.59%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Pierce County - northwest

★ Dunn County - north

★ Eau Claire County - east

★ Buffalo County - south

★ Wabasha County, Minnesota - southwest

★ Goodhue County, Minnesota - west

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 7,213 people, 2,759 households, and 1,934 families residing in the county. The population density was 12/km² (31/mi²). There were 3,036 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.90% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.6% were of German, 13.5% Norwegian, 9.9% Austrian and 6.8% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.2% spoke English and 3.4% German as their first language.
There were 2,759 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.20 males.

Cities and towns

★ Albany

★ Durand (town)

★ Durand

★ Frankfort

★ Lima

★ Pepin (town)

★ Pepin

★ Stockholm (town)

★ Stockholm

★ Waterville

★ Waubeek

Unincorporated communities

★ Arkansaw

★ Lund

External links

★ Pepin County