Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,478. Its county seat is Elkhorn. The county was created in 1836 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1839. It is named for

Reuben H. Walworth Reuben Hyde Walworth (October 26, 1788 – November 27, 1867) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician. Although nominated three times to the United States Supreme Court by President John Tyler in 1844, the U.S. Senate never attempted a ...

. Walworth County comprises the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Milwaukee-

Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditio ...

- Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area. Lake Geneva, the

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

, and Alpine Valley Resort, and Music Theatre are located in Walworth County.

Geography

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...

, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.7%) is water.

Transportation

Major highways

* Interstate 43 *

U.S. Highway 12 U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) and I-94, but unlike most U.S. routes that ...

U.S. Highway 14 U.S. Route 14 (abbreviated U.S. 14 or US 14), an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles (2,250 km), but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles (2,300 km). For ...

* Highway 11 (Wisconsin) *

Highway 20 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 20 (often called Highway 20, STH-20 or WIS 20) is a state highway in Walworth and Racine counties in southeastern Wisconsin, United States. The route is a short connector that bridges the city of Whitewater and points west ...

Highway 36 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 36 (often called Highway 36, STH-36 or WIS 36) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in a diagonal southwest–northeast direction across southeastern Wisconsin from Springfield which is north of Lak ...

Highway 50 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 50 (often called Highway 50, STH-50 or WIS 50) is a state highway in Walworth and Kenosha counties in Wisconsin, United States, that runs from Wisconsin Highway 11 (WIS 11) in Delavan east to Wisconsin Highway 32 (WIS& ...

* Highway 59 (Wisconsin) *

Highway 67 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 67 (often called Highway 67, STH-67 or WIS 67) is a Wisconsin state highway running from the Wisconsin–Illinois state line east of Beloit north to U.S. Highway 151 (US 151) east of Chilton. With the inclusion of ...

Highway 83 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 83 (often called Highway 83, STH-83 or WIS 83) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in southeast Wisconsin from Hartford to the Illinois border in the village of Salem Lakes. Most of th ...

Highway 89 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 89 (often called Highway 89, STH-89 or WIS 89) is a state highway in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It travels south to north from near Delavan to Columbus Columbus is a Latinized vers ...

Highway 120 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 120 (often called Highway 120, STH-120 or WIS 120) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in north–south in southeast Wisconsin from the Illinois Border near Lake Geneva to south of East Troy. It continues ...

Railroads

* Canadian National * East Troy Electric Railroad * Union Pacific *

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad is a Class II regional railroad in Southern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois currently operated by Watco. It operates former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and Chicago ...

Buses

* List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Airport

East Troy Municipal Airport East Troy Municipal Airport is a village owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of East Troy, Wisconsin, a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is included in ...

, serves the county and surrounding communities

Adjacent counties

* Waukesha County (northeast) *

Racine County Racine County (, sometimes also ) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197,727, making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine. The county was founded in 1836, then a par ...

(east) *

Kenosha County Kenosha County is located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 169,151 as of the 2020 census, making it the eighth most populous county in Wisconsin. The county shares the same name as the city of Kenosh ...

(east) * McHenry County, Illinois (southeast) * Boone County, Illinois (southwest) * Rock County (west) * Jefferson County (northwest)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 106,478. The population density was . There were 53,146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 85.4% White, 1.1% Black or African American, 1.0%

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

, 0.4% Native American, 4.6% from other races, and 7.4% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 11.8% Hispanic or

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

of any race.

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 93,759 people, 34,522 households, and 23,267 families in the county. The population density was 169 people per square mile (65/km²). There were 43,783 housing units at an average density of 79 per square mile (30/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.49% White, 0.84% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.62% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 6.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 34,522 households 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 24.70% of households were one person and 9.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07. The age distribution was 24.20% under the age of 18, 13.80% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males. In 2017, there were 918 births, giving a general fertility rate of 48.8 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the sixth lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.

Communities

Cities

Burlington Burlington may refer to: Places Canada Geography * Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador * Burlington, Nova Scotia * Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington" * Burlington, Prince Edward Island * Burlington Bay, no ...

(mostly in

) * Delavan * Elkhorn (county seat) * Lake Geneva * Whitewater (partly in Jefferson County)

Villages

* Bloomfield * Darien *

East Troy East Troy is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,687 at the 2020 census. The village is located southwest of the Town of East Troy. A small portion extends into the adjacent Town of Troy. Geography Eas ...

* Fontana-on-Geneva Lake *

Genoa City Genoa City is a village located in Kenosha and Walworth counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, south-southwest of Milwaukee, located on the Illinois–Wisconsin border. The population was 2,982 at the 2020 census. It was named after Genoa, New ...

(partly in

) *

Mukwonago Mukwonago is a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 8,262 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is located mostly within the Mukwonago (town), Wisconsin, Town of Mukwonago in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, ...

(mostly in Waukesha County) *

Sharon Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...

* Walworth *

Williams Bay Williams Bay is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is one of three municipalities on Geneva Lake. The population was 2,564 at the 2010 census. History The village was named for Captain Israel Williams of Massachusett ...

Towns

* Bloomfield * Darien * Delavan *

* Geneva * Lafayette * La Grange *

Linn Linn may refer to: People * Linn (surname) * Linn (given name) * Linn da Quebrada, stage name of Brazilian singer, actress, screenwriter and television personality Lina Pereira dos Santos (born 1990) Places Germany * Linn (Gangkofen), a part ...

Lyons Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of th ...

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

* Spring Prairie * Sugar Creek * Troy * Walworth * Whitewater

Census-designated places

* Como *

Delavan Lake Delavan Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Delavan and Walworth, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,649 at the 2010 census. It is located near the shore of Delavan Lake. Geography Delavan Lake ...

* Lake Ivanhoe * Lake Lorraine * Lauderdale Lakes * Potter Lake *

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

* Turtle Lake

Unincorporated communities

* Abells Corners * Adams * Allen's Grove * Bardwell * Big Foot Prairie (partial) * Bowers * East Delavan * Fairfield (partial) *

Inlet An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea. Overview In marine geogra ...

* Heart Prairie * Hilburn * Honey Creek * Honey Lake (partial) * La Grange * Lake Beulah *

Lake Como Lake Como ( it, Lago di Como , ; lmo, label=Western Lombard, Lagh de Còmm , ''Cómm'' or ''Cùmm'' ), also known as Lario (; after the la, Larius Lacus), is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of , making it the thir ...

* Lake Lawn * Lauderdale * Lauderdale Shores *

Linton Linton may refer to: Places Australia * Linton, Victoria Canada * Linton, Ontario * Linton, Quebec United Kingdom England * Linton, Cambridgeshire * Linton, Derbyshire * Linton (near Bromyard), Herefordshire * Linton (near Ross-on-Wye), Her ...

* Little Prairie *

Millard Millard may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places in the United States * Millard, Missouri, a village * Millard, Omaha, Nebraska, a former suburb and present-day neighborhood of Omaha * Millard Creek, Pennsylvania * Millard County, Utah * Millard, Virginia, an ...

* North Bloomfield * Pell Lake * Powers Lake *

* Spring Prairie *

Tibbets Tibbets, a variant spelling of Tibbetts, is an English-language patronymic surname from the given names Tebald or Tibalt. Notable people with the name include: * Daniel Tibbets, American media executive * Eliza Tibbets (1823–1898), introduced se ...

* Troy * Troy Center * Voree * Zenda

Ghost towns

* Army Lake * Mayhews

Politics

Owing to its Yankee heritage, which contrasts with the German-American or

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character of most of Wisconsin, Walworth County was initially a stronghold of the Free Soil Party.Fowler, Robert Booth; ''Wisconsin Votes: An Electoral History, Volume 3'', p. 11 It voted for Martin van Buren and

John P. Hale John Parker Hale (March 31, 1806November 19, 1873) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1853 and again fro ...

in Wisconsin's first two presidential elections,Beckwith, Albert Clayton; ''History of Walworth County, Wisconsin'' pp. 98-99 Published 1912 by B.F. Bowen and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana and its opposition to the spread of slavery meant it became Republican in subsequent elections, even resisting the appeal of Wisconsin native

Robert La Follette Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855June 18, 1925), was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the 20th Governor of Wisconsin. A Republican for most of his l ...

when he carried the state in 1924.See Phillips, Kevin P.; ''The Emerging Republican Majority'', pp. 441-442 Walworth County remains strongly Republican. The only Democrat to carry the county was Woodrow Wilson in 1912, who won 36 percent of the vote. Even with the GOP mortally divided between President William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, Wilson only won the county by 29 votes. The best Democratic showings since then have been by

Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

in 1964 and Barack Obama in 2008, both of whom received around 48 percent. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Bill Clinton are the only other Democrats since Wilson to cross the 40 percent mark, though Joe Biden came very close in 2020.

Education

School districts include: - Text list/ref> K-12: *

Burlington Area School District The Burlington Area School District (BASD) is a school district in the U.S. state of Wisconsin that serves Burlington and the surrounding area. The district has eight schools: BASD is also a member of the Southern Lakes Alternative High Scho ...

* Clinton Community School District * Delavan-Darien School District *

East Troy Community School District East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...

Elkhorn Area School District Elkhorn or Elk Horn may refer to: Places Antarctica * Elkhorn Ridge, a ridge of the Convoy Range in Victoria Land Canada * Elkhorn, Manitoba, an unincorporated community * Elkhorn Mountain, a mountain in British Columbia United States Cities ...

Mukwonago School District Mukwonago is a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 8,262 at the 2020 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Mukwonago in Waukesha County, with a small portion extending into the Town of East Troy in ...

Palmyra-Eagle Area School District The Palmyra-Eagle Area School District is a school district in the U.S. state of Wisconsin that serves Jefferson, Walworth, and Waukesha counties. The district serves students from the villages of Palmyra and Eagle and the towns of Palmyra, ...

Whitewater School District Whitewater forms in a rapid context, in particular, when a river's gradient changes enough to generate so much turbulence that air is trapped within the water. This forms an unstable current that froths, making the water appear opaque and w ...

* Williams Bay School District Secondary: * Big Foot Union High School District * Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District Elementary: * Fontana Joint No. 8 School District * Geneva Joint No. 4 School District * Genoa City Joint No. 2 School District * Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District * Linn Joint No. 4 School District * Linn Joint No. 6 School District *

Sharon Joint No. 11 School District Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In ...

* Walworth Joint No. 1 School District

Wisconsin School for the Deaf Wisconsin School for the Deaf (WSD) is located in Delavan, Wisconsin. The school has been serving Wisconsin’s deaf and hard of hearing children since 1852. WSD has an average enrollment of 130 students (the highest enrollment was 215 in 1980 and ...

, a state-operated school, is in the county.

References

External links

Walworth County

Walworth County map
from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Travel Guide for Lake Geneva and Walworth County, WI

Combination Atlas Map, 1873
{{authority control 1839 establishments in Wisconsin Territory Populated places established in 1839