Editing Vernon County, Wisconsin (section)

==Demographics and religion statistics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 11007
|1870= 18645
|1880= 23235
|1890= 25111
|1900= 28351
|1910= 28116
|1920= 29252
|1930= 28537
|1940= 29940
|1950= 27906
|1960= 25663
|1970= 24557
|1980= 25642
|1990= 25617
|2000= 28056
|2010= 29773
|2020= 30714
|estimate=31351
|estyear=2024
|estref= 
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 9, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{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}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55123.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 24, 2014|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018131528/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55123.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>  2024<ref name=qf/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020-census-55123">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Vernon County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US55123&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref> the population was 30,714. The [[population density]] was {{convert|38.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 13,813 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.5% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===2000 census===
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Vernon County, Wisconsin age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|2000 Census Age Pyramid for Vernon County]]}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 28,056 people, 10,825 households, and 7,501 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|35|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 12,416 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.81% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 38.3% were of [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 26.9% [[German people|German]], 6.4% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 6.1% [[English people|English]] ancestry. 90.9% spoke [[English language|English]], 3.5% [[German language|German]], 1.8% [[norwegian language|Norwegian]], 1.2% [[Pennsylvania Dutch language|Pennsylvania Dutch]] and 1.0% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 10,825 households, out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.40% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

In 2017, there were 434 births, giving a general fertility rate of 90.5 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the fourth highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. Of these births, 123 occurred at home, second only to Clark County which had 184 home births.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

In 2010, the largest religious groups by reported number of adherents were ELCA Lutheran at 6,735 adherents, Catholic at 3,060 adherents, Amish at 2,786 adherents, United Methodist at 1,533 adherents, Wisconsin Synod Lutheran at 1,402 adherents, and Non-denominational Christian at 766 adherents.<ref>[http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/rcms2010A.asp?U=55123&T=county&Y=2010&S=Name thearda.com County Membership Report for Vernon County]</ref>
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