Green County, Wisconsin

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Green County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,093.<ref name="2020-census-55045" /> Its county seat is Monroe.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Green County is included in the Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Green County's land was long settled by Native Americans. In 1632, Samuel de Champlain included the area in the region belonging to the Illinois, and in the 18th century the Sauk mined lead within the present county limits. By the time the first white settlers arrived, all of Green County was the property of the Ho-Chunk, who called the mines the "Sac Diggings." The federal government recognized Indian title to frontier land, and generally forbade the private sale of Indian land to individuals, but as squatters continued to work the mines in southwestern Wisconsin, conflict arose between them and the Ho-Chunk, as well as the Sauk and Meskwaki, all of whom mined and sold lead. In 1832, when Black Hawk attempted to bring his people back to their former Illinois lands, they were pursued into Wisconsin, then known as western Michigan Territory. The Ho-Chunk were divided in the Black Hawk War, with many warriors siding with the Sauk and others taking personal revenge on frontier settlers in the lead mining district. Although many other Ho-Chunk aided the US army in pursuing the Sauk, they were coerced into selling their lands south of the Wisconsin River in a treaty signed in September, one month after Black Hawk's surrender. Other towns had been founded in Wisconsin's lead region before the land cession, but Monroe, Wisconsin, was one of the many founded in the mid-1830s after this land legally opened to settlement.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The county was created in 1837 from the Wisconsin Territory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 1837, when a new county was to be split off from the over-large Iowa County, William Boyles of Monroe, as the Representative of the area, was allowed to choose a name. He chose Green County after the verdant color of the vegetation there. Another member suggested that it be modified to "Greene" after General Nathanael Greene, who commanded the Southern Campaign in the American Revolutionary War, but Boyles insisted on his original choice.<ref>History of Green County, Wisconsin. together with biographies of representative citizens. history of Wisconsin, embracing accounts of the pre-historic races, and a brief account of its territorial and state governments Springfield, Illinois: Union Pub. Co., 1884; p. 220</ref> The story that it was named for General Greene still persists in some circles.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

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Airport

Monroe Municipal Airport (KEFT) serves the county and surrounding communities.

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the census of 2020,<ref name="2020-census-55045">Template:Cite web</ref> the population was 37,093. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 16,273 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 92.5% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 1.9% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 4.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 census

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As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 33,647 people, 13,212 households, and 9,208 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 13,878 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.14% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.9% were of German, 20.3% Swiss, 14.9% Norwegian, 6.7% Irish, 5.7% English and 5.5% American ancestry. 96.5% spoke English, 2.0% German and 1.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 13,212 households, out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

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As late as the 1970 federal census, Green County was the only county in the United States in which the largest foreign-born population was people born in Switzerland.

Communities

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Politics

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