Kewaunee County
| Kewaunee County, Wisconsin | |
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Kewaunee County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1859 |
| Seat | Kewaunee |
| Largest city | Algoma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,084 sq mi (2,808 km2) |
| • Land | 343 sq mi (888 km2) |
| • Water | 742 sq mi (1,922 km2), 68% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 20,574 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (23/km²) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,574. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859.
Kewaunee County is part of the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,084 square miles (2,810 km2), of which 343 square miles (890 km2) is land and 742 square miles (1,920 km2) (68%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,187 people, 7,623 households, and 5,549 families residing in the county. The population density was 59 people per square mile (23/km²). There were 8,221 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.56% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.4% were of German, 23.8% Belgian, 9.7% Czech, 6.3% Polish and 5.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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