Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

| native_name =

| other_name =

| settlement_type = County

| image_skyline = Sheboygan County Courthouse 2018.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Sheboygan County Courthouse

| image_flag = Flag of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.png

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| image_seal = Sheboygan County Seal.png

| image_map = Map of Wisconsin highlighting Sheboygan County.svg

| map_caption = Map of Wisconsin showing Sheboygan County

| image_map1 = Map of USA WI.svg

| map_caption1 = Wisconsin's location in the contiguous United States

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{US}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wisconsin}}

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| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = 1846

| named_for = Sheboygan River

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Sheboygan

| seat1_type = Largest city

| seat1 = Sheboygan

| parts_type = Incorporated municipalities

| parts = 28 (total)

| parts_style = list

|p1=3 cities

|p2=19 towns

|p3=11 villages

| government_footnotes =

| government_type = County

| governing_body = Board of Supervisors

| leader_title = {{no wrap|Board President}}

| 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_metro_sq_mi =

| area_rank = 56th largest county in Wisconsin

| elevation_max_ft =

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| population_total = 118034

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| population_est = 117752 {{decrease}}

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| population_metro =

| population_rank = 13th largest county in Wisconsin

| timezone = Central

| utc_offset = −6

| timezone_DST = Central

| utc_offset_DST = −5

| postal_code_type = ZIP Code

| postal_code = 53081, 53083, 53073, 53085, 53070, 53044, 53093, 53001, 53031, 53026, 53082

| area_code_type = Area codes

| area_code = 920

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| blank_name_sec1 = Congressional districts

| blank_info_sec1 = 6th

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| blank_name_sec2 = Interstates

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| blank2_name_sec2 = State Routes

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| blank3_name_sec2 = Airports

| blank3_info_sec2 = Sheboygan County Memorial Airport

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| blank4_name_sec2 = Waterways

| blank4_info_sec2 = Lake Michigan – Sheboygan River – North Branch Milwaukee River

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| blank6_name_sec2 = Public transit

| blank6_info_sec2 = Shoreline Metro

| website = {{URL|sheboygancountywi.gov}}

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Sheboygan County ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|ɪ|ˈ|b|ɔɪ|ɡ|ən|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Sheboygan County.wav}}) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after the Sheboygan River.{{cite news|title=Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/915335/wisconsin_county_names/|newspaper=The Post-Crescent|date=December 28, 1963|page=14|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = August 25, 2014 }} {{Open access}} As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,034.{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sheboygancountywisconsin/PST045219|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 23, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819021156/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55117.html|url-status=dead}} Its county seat is Sheboygan.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The county was created in 1836 and organized in 1846.{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies|website=Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2007|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414132220/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}} 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 {{convert|1271|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|511|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|760|sqmi}} (60%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 9, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}

= Major highways =

= Railroads =

= Buses =

Shoreline Metro

= Airport =

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

= Adjacent counties =

Manitowoc County – north
Ozaukee County – south
Washington County – southwest
Fond du Lac County – west
Calumet County – northwest

= 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/23/2021-12846/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary-designation-final-regulations|title=Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation; Final Regulations|publisher=NOAA via Federal Register|date=June 23, 2021 |access-date=June 29, 2021}}[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][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]

Climate

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| Sheboygan County

| -9| -4| 66

| -9| -3| 61

| -5| 1| 82

| -1| 13| 160

| 6| 16| 123

| 12| 18| 133

| 15| 24| 106

| 13| 25| 96

| 12| 21| 77

| 5| 12| 133

| -2| 6| 71

| -7| -4| 78

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|source = {{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title= NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|access-date = January 30, 2016 |publisher= NASA}}

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Demographics

{{US Census population

|1840= 133

|1850= 8379

|1860= 26875

|1870= 31749

|1880= 34206

|1890= 42489

|1900= 50345

|1910= 54888

|1920= 59913

|1930= 71235

|1940= 76221

|1950= 80631

|1960= 86484

|1970= 96660

|1980= 100935

|1990= 103877

|2000= 112646

|2010= 115507

|2020= 118034

|estyear=

|estimate=

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research/evaluation-estimates/2020-evaluation-estimates/2010s-counties-total.html/|title=County Population Totals: 2010–2020|access-date=June 20, 2021}}

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 9, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 9, 2015}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 9, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 9, 2015}} 2010–2020{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sheboygancountywisconsin/PST045219 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |access-date=August 19, 2021 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117201345/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sheboygancountywisconsin/PST045219 |url-status=dead }}

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|+Sheboygan County, Wisconsin – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US55117&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US55117&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US55117&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|102,628

|100,520

|style='background: #ffffe6; |95,837

|91.11%

|87.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |81.19%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|1,189

|1,605

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,434

|1.06%

|1.39%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.06%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|354

|392

|style='background: #ffffe6; |362

|0.31%

|0.34%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%

Asian alone (NH)

|3,669

|5,279

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,875

|3.26%

|4.57%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.82%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|13

|29

|style='background: #ffffe6; |21

|0.01%

|0.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

Other race alone (NH)

|36

|64

|style='background: #ffffe6; |360

|0.03%

|0.06%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|968

|1,289

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,483

|0.86%

|1.12%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.95%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|3,789

|6,329

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,662

|3.36%

|5.48%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.34%

Total

|112,646

|115,507

|style='background: #ffffe6; |118,034

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

=2020 census=

As of the census of 2020,{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US55117&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 4, 2022}} the population was 118,034. The population density was {{convert|230.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 52,303 housing units at an average density of {{convert|102.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. 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{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 112,646 people, 43,545 households, and 29,915 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|219|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 45,947 housing units at an average density of {{convert|90|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |title=Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619175940/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |url-status=dead }} Additionally, there were 81 reported induced abortions performed on women of Sheboygan County residence in 2017.[https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p45360-17.pdf Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin], Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013–2017, Table 18, pages 17-18

Communities

File:SheboyganCountyHistoricalMuseum.jpg

File:SheboyganCountyWisconsinFairgrounds.jpg

= Cities =

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Rank

| Community

| Population

| Year

| Zip Code

1

| Sheboygan

| 49,929

| 1846

| 53081

2

| Plymouth

| 8,932

| 1880

| 53073

3

| Sheboygan Falls

| 8,210

| 1835

| 53085

= Villages =

= Towns =

= Census-designated places =

= Unincorporated communities =

= Ghost towns =

Kennedys Corners

Public high schools

Law enforcement

{{Infobox law enforcement agency

| agencyname = Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office

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| formedyear = 1846

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| employees = 180

| budget =$17 million

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| police = Yes

| local = Yes

| headquarters = 525 North 6th Street
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081
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| sworn = 73

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| electeetype = Sheriff

| minister1name = Cory Roeseler

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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,{{cite news|title='Crime and Punishment' follows the history of law enforcement in Sheboygan County|publisher=The Sheboygan Press|date=August 19, 2010}} 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.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

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.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

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.{{cite news|title=Preliminary Approval for Joint Dispatch|url=http://whbl.com/news/articles/2012/oct/30/preliminary-approval-for-joint-dispatch/|accessdate=March 18, 2015|publisher=WHBL 1330 AM|date=October 30, 2012}} Under the proposal, the city will fund remodeling of the new center by providing $2.5 million for the project.{{cite news|title=Combined dispatch gets green light|url=https://www.plymouth-review.com/node/232351|accessdate=March 18, 2015|publisher=The Plymouth Review|date=January 24, 2013}} 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.{{cite news |title=Sheboygan County Sheriff Cory Roeseler running for reelection |url=https://wkts.org/2022/04/20/sheboygan-county-sheriff-cory-roeseler-running-for-reelection/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |publisher=WKTS |date=April 20, 2022}}

Politics

Originally a longtime swing county, Sheboygan County has, since 2000, become consistently Republican-leaning. In 2024, Donald Trump won the highest percentage of the vote for any Republican since 1956.

{{PresHead|place=Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 11, 2020}}}}

{{PresRow|1924|Progressive (Wisconsin)|6,974|1,350|11,857|Wisconsin}}

References

External links

[http://www.sheboygancountywi.gov/ Official website]
[https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/sheboygan.pdf Sheboygan County map] from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
[http://www.sheboygan.org/ Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

|North = Manitowoc County

|Northeast = Mason County, Michigan

|East = Oceana County, Michigan

|Southeast =

|South = Ozaukee County

|Southwest = Washington County

|West = Fond du Lac County

|Northwest = Calumet County

}}

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