Columbia County is located in South Central Wisconsin. The County Seat is Portage and the largest city is Portage. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.columbia.wi.us/ColumbiaCounty/. The 2014 population estimate is 56,615 and the 2010 census population was 56,833. The land area is 765.53 square miles and there are 74.2 persons per square mile.
96.2% of the population is White, 1.4% is Black or African American, 2.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.1% is two or more races. 91.6% have a high school degree or higher, and 21.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $175,000, there are 22,735 households, an average of 2.42 persons per household. The per capita income is $28,273, the median household income is $57,922, and 9.3% of the persons in Columbia County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 4,447. Retail sales (in $1000) were $631,312, and sales per capita were $11,465. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 18.8%.
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Columbia County Columbia County, Wisconsin government website. |
Arrests Columbia County Sheriff Department daily arrest log. |
Court Records Columbia County Circuit Court records. |
Foreclosures Columbia County Sheriff's Office list of foreclosure sales. |
Most Wanted Sheriff's Department most wanted list. |
Property | GIS Columbia County Geographic Information System (GIS) to property records and interactive maps. |
Property | Municipal Assessments Property assessment records for the Cities of Columbus and Wisconsin Dells, Town of Newport, and Villages of Arlington, Fall River, and Wyocena in Columbia County. |
Property | Tax Records Columbia County tax parcel records, sales history, surveys, CSM index, or plats & condos. |
Recorded Documents Columbia County recorded documents - deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments etc. |
Sheriff Sales List of Sheriff Sales in Columbia County. |
Warrants Columbia County Sheriff's Office warrants: active felony; and all active warrants. |
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