Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
county in Wisconsin, United States
Sheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, 118,034 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Sheboygan.[2] The whole county forms the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sheboygan County | |
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![]() Sheboygan County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
![]() Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 43°43′N 87°40′W / 43.72°N 87.66°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1846 |
Seat | Sheboygan |
Largest city | Sheboygan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,271 sq mi (3,290 km2) |
• Land | 511 sq mi (1,320 km2) |
• Water | 760 sq mi (2,000 km2) 59.8% |
Population | |
• Total | 118,034 |
• Density | 230.7/sq mi (89.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Website | sheboygancounty |
Geography
changeHistorical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1840 | 133 | — | |
1850 | 8,379 | 6,200.0% | |
1860 | 26,875 | 220.7% | |
1870 | 31,749 | 18.1% | |
1880 | 34,206 | 7.7% | |
1890 | 42,489 | 24.2% | |
1900 | 50,345 | 18.5% | |
1910 | 54,888 | 9.0% | |
1920 | 59,913 | 9.2% | |
1930 | 71,235 | 18.9% | |
1940 | 76,221 | 7.0% | |
1950 | 80,631 | 5.8% | |
1960 | 86,484 | 7.3% | |
1970 | 96,660 | 11.8% | |
1980 | 100,935 | 4.4% | |
1990 | 103,877 | 2.9% | |
2000 | 112,646 | 8.4% | |
2010 | 115,507 | 2.5% | |
2020 | 118,034 | 2.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1] |
The county has a total area of 1,271 square miles (3,291.9 km2). Of this, 514 square miles (1,331.3 km2) is land and 757 square miles (1,960.6 km2) (59.59%) is water. A large part of the land in the county is used for farming.
Cities, villages, and towns
changeUnincorporated communities
changeImages
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The Sheboygan County Courthouse
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The Sheboygan County Historical Museum
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Grandstand at the Sheboygan County fairgrounds
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Sheboygan County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved August 9, 2015.