Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Image Map1:Map of USA WI.svg
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Date:1846
Seat1 Type:Largest city
Parts Type:Incorporated municipalities
Parts:28 (total)
Parts Style:list
P1:3 cities
P2:19 towns
P3:11 villages
Leader Name:Roger L. Te Stroete
Leader Title2:County Board
Leader Name2:25 commissioners
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:1271
Area Land Sq Mi:511
Area Water Sq Mi:760
Area Rank:56th largest county in Wisconsin
Population Total:118034
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Est:117752
Pop Est As Of:2023
Population Rank:13th largest county in Wisconsin
Utc Offset:−6
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Postal Code:53081, 53083, 53073, 53085, 53070, 53044, 53093, 53001, 53031, 53026, 53082
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Sheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after the Sheboygan River.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,034.[2] Its county seat is Sheboygan.[3] The county was created in 1836 and organized in 1846.[4] At the time, it was located in the Wisconsin Territory. Sheboygan County comprises the Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the Holyland region is located in northwestern Sheboygan County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (60%) is water.[5]

Major highways

Railroads

Buses

Airport

Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (KSBM), serves the county and surrounding communities.

Adjacent counties

National marine sanctuary

The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary was established in 2021 in the waters of Lake Michigan, with its south-central portion lying off Sheboygan County′s coast. The national marine sanctuary is the site of a large number of historically significant shipwrecks.[6] [7] [8]

Climate

Demographics

As of the census of 2020,[9] the population was 118,034. The population density was 230.7/mi2. There were 52,303 housing units at an average density of 102.2/mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 83.2% White, 5.9% Asian, 2.2% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 2.9% from other races, and 5.4% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 7.3% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 112,646 people, 43,545 households, and 29,915 families residing in the county. The population density was 219/mi2. There were 45,947 housing units at an average density of 90/mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 92.71% White, 1.09% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 3.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.46% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races.

3.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 54.9% were of German, 7.8% Dutch and 5.4% American ancestry. 91.9% spoke English, 3.0% Spanish, 2.5% Hmong and 1.7% German as their first language.

There were 43,545 households, out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 22.30% 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 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

In 2017, there were 1,204 births, giving a general fertility rate of 61.3 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 31st lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[11] Additionally, there were 81 reported induced abortions performed on women of Sheboygan County residence in 2017.[12]

Communities

Cities

RankCommunityPopulationYearZip Code
1Sheboygan49,929184653081
2Plymouth8,932188053073
3Sheboygan Falls8,210183553085

Villages

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Public High Schools

Law enforcement

Agencyname:Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office
Formedyear:1846
Employees:180
Budget:$17 million
Police:Yes
Local:Yes
Headquarters:525 North 6th Street
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081
Sworn:73
Electeetype:Sheriff
Minister1name:Cory Roeseler
Stations:1
Boat1type:Patrol Boat
Boats1:2
Animal1type:Patrol Dog
Animals1:3

The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office was established in 1846, with T.C. Horner the first sheriff elected. The Sheriff's Office was once located inside the David Taylor House,[13] which still stands today in the same location as a part of the Sheboygan County Historical Museum. The jail was located in the basement of the David Taylor House from 1915 to 1936 while the Sheriff's Office was located on the first floor and the sheriff's residence on the second floor. In 1936, the Sheriff's Office and county jail moved to the top floor of the Sheboygan County Courthouse.

In 1981, the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office relocated to its present location inside the Law Enforcement Center at 525 North 6th Street in Sheboygan. At the time, it was a very contemporary linear facility with modern security systems. The second floor of the Sheriff's Office served as the county jail until 1998 when a 95,000 square foot, 295 bed Detention Center was constructed on the city's south side. It was envisioned the Sheriff's Office and the Sheboygan Police Department would be housed inside the Law Enforcement Center but that never occurred.

In 2012, after years of discussion, the Sheboygan County and City of Sheboygan approved an agreement to combine emergency dispatch at the Law Enforcement Center.[14] Under the proposal, the city will fund remodeling of the new center by providing $2.5 million for the project.[15] The Joint Dispatch Center began operation in 2016.

The current sheriff is Cory Roeseler, who was elected to his first term in office in 2018.[16]

See also

References

  1. News: Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe . The Post-Crescent. December 28, 1963. 14. Newspapers.com. August 25, 2014 .
  2. Web site: State & County QuickFacts. United States Census Bureau. January 23, 2014. August 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110819021156/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55117.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Find a County. June 7, 2011. National Association of Counties.
  4. Web site: Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies. Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. August 15, 2015. April 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170414132220/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm. dead.
  5. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 9, 2015. August 22, 2012.
  6. Web site: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation; Final Regulations. NOAA via Federal Register. June 23, 2021 . June 29, 2021.
  7. https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/media/docs/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary.pdf National Marine Sanctuaries media document: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021
  8. https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-designates-new-national-marine-sanctuary-in-wisconsin-s-lake-michigan NOAA News "NOAA designates new national marine sanctuary in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan," June 22, 2021 Accessed 29 June 2021
  9. Web site: 2020 Decennial Census: Sheboygan County, Wisconsin . data.census.gov . U.S. Census Bureau . July 4, 2022.
  10. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. May 14, 2011.
  11. Web site: Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables . June 19, 2019 . June 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190619175940/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx . dead .
  12. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p45360-17.pdf Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin
  13. News: 'Crime and Punishment' follows the history of law enforcement in Sheboygan County. The Sheboygan Press. August 19, 2010.
  14. News: Preliminary Approval for Joint Dispatch. March 18, 2015. WHBL 1330 AM. October 30, 2012.
  15. News: Combined dispatch gets green light. March 18, 2015. The Plymouth Review. January 24, 2013.
  16. News: Sheboygan County Sheriff Cory Roeseler running for reelection . April 20, 2022 . WKTS . April 20, 2022.

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