Dodge County, Wisconsin

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Dodge County
County
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Dodge County Administration building
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Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
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Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°25′N88°43′W / 43.42°N 88.71°W / 43.42; -88.71
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
Founded1844
Named for Henry Dodge
Seat Juneau
Largest city Beaver Dam
Area
 • Total907 sq mi (2,350 km2)
 • Land876 sq mi (2,270 km2)
 • Water31 sq mi (80 km2)  3.5%
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total89,396
 • Density102.1/sq mi (39.4/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts 5th, 6th
Website www.co.dodge.wi.gov

Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89,396. [2] Its county seat is Juneau. [3] The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844. [4]

Contents

Dodge County comprises the Beaver Dam, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 907 square miles (2,350 km2), of which 876 square miles (2,270 km2) is land and 31 square miles (80 km2) (3.5%) is water. [5]

The 6,718 acre Beaver Dam Lake and the 2,713 acre Fox Lake are found within the county.

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Climate

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1840 67—
1850 19,13828,464.2%
1860 42,818123.7%
1870 47,0359.8%
1880 45,931−2.3%
1890 44,984−2.1%
1900 46,6313.7%
1910 47,4361.7%
1920 49,7424.9%
1930 52,0924.7%
1940 54,2804.2%
1950 57,6116.1%
1960 63,1709.6%
1970 69,0049.2%
1980 75,0648.8%
1990 76,5592.0%
2000 85,89712.2%
2010 88,7593.3%
2020 89,3960.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1790–1960 [8] 1900–1990 [9]
1990–2000 [10] 2010–2020 [2]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, [1] the population was 89,396. The population density was 102.1 people per square mile (39.4 people/km2). There were 38,123 housing units at an average density of 43.5 units per square mile (16.8 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.8% White, 3.1% Black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 2.4% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 6.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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2000 Census Age Pyramid for Dodge County
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Dodge County Fairgrounds
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Entering Dodge County on US 151

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, [11] there were 85,897 people, 31,417 households, and 22,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 97 people per square mile (37 people/km2). There were 33,672 housing units at an average density of 38 units per square mile (15 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.28% White, 2.49% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 2.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Ancestry-wise, 56.2% were of German, 8.7% Irish, 5.0% English, 4.2% Norwegian and 3.9% selected "United States or American" ancestry. 95.4% spoke English, 2.2% Spanish and 2.0% other Indo-European languages as their language spoken at home. [12]

There were 31,417 households, out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05. [12]

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.80 males.

In 2017, there were 758 births, giving a general fertility rate of 54.0 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 12th lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. [13]

Transportation

Major highways

Railroads

Buses

Airport

Communities

Cities

Villages

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Politics

United States presidential election results for Dodge County, Wisconsin [14]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 31,35564.73%16,35633.77%7251.50%
2016 26,63561.83%13,96832.42%2,4755.75%
2012 25,21156.67%18,76242.17%5151.16%
2008 23,01553.74%19,18344.80%6251.46%
2004 27,20161.35%16,69037.64%4451.00%
2000 21,68457.52%14,58038.67%1,4373.81%
1996 12,89043.81%12,62542.91%3,90713.28%
1992 14,97141.93%11,43832.03%9,30026.04%
1988 17,00356.81%12,66342.31%2610.87%
1984 20,45864.41%11,05234.80%2510.79%
1980 19,43557.70%11,96635.53%2,2816.77%
1976 17,33554.79%13,64343.12%6632.10%
1972 17,06861.54%9,89835.69%7712.78%
1968 14,90957.88%8,94834.74%1,9017.38%
1964 10,77240.95%15,49758.91%390.15%
1960 17,15262.84%10,11337.05%300.11%
1956 17,56972.10%6,70427.51%930.38%
1952 19,29873.28%7,00126.58%370.14%
1948 10,83156.15%8,21242.58%2451.27%
1944 14,10264.44%7,66735.04%1140.52%
1940 14,65161.41%8,94837.50%2601.09%
1936 6,82930.22%14,78265.41%9884.37%
1932 4,93623.34%15,87475.06%3381.60%
1928 9,66049.71%9,53649.07%2381.22%
1924 5,16730.45%2,01911.90%9,78557.66%
1920 11,35477.46%2,29315.64%1,0116.90%
1916 4,88750.66%4,51946.85%2402.49%
1912 2,55929.26%5,24659.97%94210.77%
1908 4,01539.66%5,88358.12%2252.22%
1904 4,24844.91%5,00552.91%2062.18%
1900 4,78044.35%5,81353.93%1851.72%
1896 5,61051.55%4,90045.03%3723.42%
1892 2,65327.33%6,81070.14%2462.53%

Since 1940, Dodge County has been a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. It has voted Republican in every election in that span with the exception of the 1964 landslide victory of Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson. Only six other times in that span has the Democratic candidate obtained at least 40% of the vote.

Historically, Dodge County had been a major stronghold of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, from the establishment of the state, in 1848, until the 1910s, when a combination of World War I and the rise of the progressive faction of Republicans began to eat into the Democratic vote in the county. A significant factor in the switch was the anti-war attitude among the county's large German American population. Democratic president Woodrow Wilson and Wisconsin's Democratic U.S. senator Paul O. Husting (who was actually from Dodge County) supported the declaration of war against Germany in 1917, while progressive Republican leader Robert M. La Follette was one of only six senators who voted against the resolution. In the next presidential election, Dodge County gave 77% of its votes to the Republican nominee—the largest majority the county has given to either party in the last 130 years.

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
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