Ancestry in the Town of Sterling, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Vernon County and the Town of Sterling
Town of Sterling
Vernon County
0%10%20%30%CountNorwegianGermanUnclassified1Other2IrishItalianAmericanPolishCzechDutchFrenchEnglishScotch-IrishSwedishRussianFrench CanadianSwissUkrainian39.597315%29.771369%39.597315%39.6%23633.389262%33.654162%33.389262%33.4%19916.275168%13.218580%16.275168%16.3%979.563758%7.233428%9.563758%9.6%575.704698%9.743118%5.704698%5.7%345.033557%2.864464%5.033557%5.0%304.194631%2.963012%4.194631%4.2%253.859060%3.498456%3.859060%3.9%233.691275%3.564155%3.691275%3.7%223.691275%2.223901%3.691275%3.7%223.691275%2.322449%3.691275%3.7%223.355705%7.282702%3.355705%3.4%202.348993%0.509165%2.348993%2.3%141.342282%1.941397%1.342282%1.3%81.006711%0.144537%1.006711%1.0%60.671141%0.358058%0.671141%0.7%40.671141%1.156297%0.671141%0.7%40.503356%0.049274%0.503356%0.5%3
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Asian Ancestry#2

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Vernon County and the Town of Sterling
Town of Sterling
Vernon County
0%20%40%60%80%Count%ChineseIndian85.714286%63.190184%85.714286%85.7%122.013%2.01%14.285714%1.226994%14.285714%14.3%20.336%0.34%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Town of Sterling

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#3

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
27.5%29.8%32.0%34.3%36.6%38.9%

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
36.1%37.4%38.7%39.9%41.2%42.6%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
7.3%8.5%9.7%10.8%11.9%13.1%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.8%3.2%4.6%6.0%7.3%8.8%

American Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.03%2.32%2.61%2.90%3.18%3.48%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
3.70%3.89%4.08%4.26%4.44%4.63%

Czech Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
1.05%1.45%1.85%2.24%2.64%3.04%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.709%1.747%1.785%1.823%1.862%1.900%

French Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.70%2.21%2.70%3.20%3.70%4.20%

English Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
5.56%5.98%6.40%6.82%7.23%7.66%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.17%0.40%0.62%0.85%1.07%1.30%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.59%1.71%1.82%1.93%2.05%2.17%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.150%0.174%0.196%0.219%0.242%0.265%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.11%0.25%0.37%0.50%0.63%0.76%

Swiss Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
0.69%0.84%0.97%1.11%1.25%1.39%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.05%0.10%0.16%0.21%0.27%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.009%0.017%0.026%0.035%0.044%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in Wisconsin

There are 1,927 county subdivisions in Wisconsin. This section compares the Town of Sterling to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Wisconsin and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sterling. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 16,289.

Norwegian Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Sterling, selected other county subdivisions in Wisconsin, and entities that contain the Town of Sterling
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of SterlingSterlingVernon CountyVernonEau ClaireOnalaskaLa CrosseMenomonieJanesvilleSuperiorSun PrairieMiddletonStevens PointMadisonWisconsinWisconsin RapidsFitchburgAshwaubenonGermantownBeaver DamBeloitMarshfieldNew BerlinWauwatosaNeenahWausauDe PereWaukeshaMount PleasantMt PleasantMenomonee FallsMuskegoHowardBrookfieldFranklinSouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeePleasant PrairieAppletonWest AllisOconomowocWest BendCaledoniaOshkoshFond du LacCudahyManitowocGreenfieldOak CreekRacineMequonTown of MenashaMenashaGreen BayMidwestTown of Grand ChuteGrand ChuteKenoshaSheboyganMilwaukeeEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited States39.597315%39.597315%39.6%23629.771369%29.771369%29.8%9,06321.224818%21.224818%21.2%13,98114.0k119.390085%19.390085%19.4%3,567218.243191%18.243191%18.2%9,512315.667383%15.667383%15.7%2,553412.683156%12.683156%12.7%8,102511.594692%11.594692%11.6%3,093610.835093%10.835093%10.8%3,43779.616721%9.616721%9.6%1,79987.958374%7.958374%8.0%2,12697.933456%7.933456%7.9%19,51919.5k107.681121%7.681121%7.7%442,033442k7.477623%7.477623%7.5%1,345117.092537%7.092537%7.1%1,933126.172408%6.172408%6.2%1,059135.891504%5.891504%5.9%1,174145.802920%5.802920%5.8%954155.653048%5.653048%5.7%2,081165.598966%5.598966%5.6%996175.514106%5.514106%5.5%2,195185.391660%5.391660%5.4%2,555195.346435%5.346435%5.3%1,382205.314528%5.314528%5.3%2,080215.170306%5.170306%5.2%1,269225.121084%5.121084%5.1%3,688235.088234%5.088234%5.1%1,335245.077801%5.077801%5.1%1,834255.006085%5.006085%5.0%1,234264.997361%4.997361%5.0%947274.898529%4.898529%4.9%1,861284.726870%4.726870%4.7%1,709294.599708%4.599708%4.6%975304.599166%4.599166%4.6%938314.497086%4.497086%4.5%2,747324.225096%4.225096%4.2%2,558334.199153%4.199153%4.2%684344.178642%4.178642%4.2%1,323353.884201%3.884201%3.9%962363.864314%3.864314%3.9%2,578373.849551%3.849551%3.8%1,656383.695213%3.695213%3.7%677393.607269%3.607269%3.6%1,197403.490693%3.490693%3.5%1,294413.435743%3.435743%3.4%1,210423.388895%3.388895%3.4%2,641433.325867%3.325867%3.3%787443.228738%3.228738%3.2%604453.199588%3.199588%3.2%3,358463.194846%3.194846%3.2%2,162,1592.16M3.105392%3.105392%3.1%683472.935964%2.935964%2.9%2,932482.919304%2.919304%2.9%1,425491.687067%1.687067%1.7%10,10010.1k501.613663%1.613663%1.6%753,461753k1.398477%1.398477%1.4%4,454,9644.45M
Count number of people reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Norwegian' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Town of Sterling to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sterling. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Norwegian Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Sterling, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Town of Sterling
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of SterlingSterlingVernon CountyVernonFargoSioux FallsMinneapolisMadisonWisconsinSt. PaulCedar RapidsMidwestRockford TownshipRockfordMilton TownshipMiltonLincolnOmahaLisle TownshipLislePalatine TownshipPalatineMilwaukeeOlatheEast North CentralYork TownshipWheeling TownshipWheelingOverland ParkMaine TownshipMaineUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgAurora TownshipAuroraBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleTopekaDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvKaw TownshipAnn ArborSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldCapital TownshipCapitalWichitaLawrence TownshipLawrenceChicagoWashington TownshipWashingtonBlue TownshipGrand RapidsWayne TownshipWayneSterling HeightsSterling HtsWorth TownshipWorthProviso TownshipProvisoCenter TownshipCtrNorth TownshipNWarrenColumbusSt. LouisKansas CityCincinnatiAkronToledoClevelandDaytonThornton TownshipThorntonDetroit39.597315%39.597315%39.6%23629.771369%29.771369%29.8%9,06329.041828%29.041828%29.0%33,67433.7k116.634966%16.634966%16.6%23,87623.9k210.112190%10.112190%10.1%40,92140.9k37.933456%7.933456%7.9%19,51919.5k47.681121%7.681121%7.7%442,033442k7.335779%7.335779%7.3%21,79921.8k53.944819%3.944819%3.9%5,11063.194846%3.194846%3.2%2,162,1592.16M2.743318%2.743318%2.7%4,78172.494343%2.494343%2.5%2,95482.059571%2.059571%2.1%5,62392.004640%2.004640%2.0%8,882101.794749%1.794749%1.8%2,139111.735577%1.735577%1.7%1,975121.687067%1.687067%1.7%10,10010.1k131.633443%1.633443%1.6%2,169141.613663%1.613663%1.6%753,461753k1.583164%1.583164%1.6%1,986151.553619%1.553619%1.6%2,408161.441437%1.441437%1.4%2,649171.419370%1.419370%1.4%1,937181.398477%1.398477%1.4%4,454,9644.45M1.325025%1.325025%1.3%1,750191.257131%1.257131%1.3%1,862201.232040%1.232040%1.2%1,390211.127306%1.127306%1.1%1,437220.989234%0.989234%1.0%1,472230.981506%0.981506%1.0%1,685240.938291%0.938291%0.9%1,108250.928920%0.928920%0.9%1,534260.883641%0.883641%0.9%1,029270.823899%0.823899%0.8%3,197280.619686%0.619686%0.6%758290.610350%0.610350%0.6%16,56516.6k300.586607%0.586607%0.6%799310.542093%0.542093%0.5%855320.524532%0.524532%0.5%1,017330.471310%0.471310%0.5%665340.470100%0.470100%0.5%619350.451435%0.451435%0.5%690360.433734%0.433734%0.4%658370.424852%0.424852%0.4%625380.411642%0.411642%0.4%652390.404238%0.404238%0.4%546400.394972%0.394972%0.4%3,235410.393634%0.393634%0.4%1,244420.391306%0.391306%0.4%586430.312740%0.312740%0.3%932440.267999%0.267999%0.3%532450.246747%0.246747%0.2%693460.188866%0.188866%0.2%735470.154453%0.154453%0.2%218480.149299%0.149299%0.1%253490.071111%0.071111%0.1%48650
Count number of people reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Norwegian' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Sterling to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sterling. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Norwegian Ancestry by County Subdivision#63

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Sterling, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Sterling
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of SterlingSterlingVernon CountyVernonWisconsinSeattleSeattle EastMidwestSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityDenverMilwaukeeEast North CentralPhoenixTucsonOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…United States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramentoSan DiegoSan FranciscoLas VegasNortheast TarrantNE TarrantAlbuquerqueTulsaPlanoSan JoseLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAustinAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisFresnoWashingtonChicagoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyFort WorthSan BernardinoNortheast DallasNE DallasTampaEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteLos AngelesManhattanBostonOrlandoColumbusTown of HempsteadHempsteadAtlantaHoustonBrooklynSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBaltimoreSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl PasoPhiladelphiaMiamiQueensDetroitBronx39.597315%39.597315%39.6%23629.771369%29.771369%29.8%9,0637.681121%7.681121%7.7%442,033442k4.876130%4.876130%4.9%50,89750.9k14.034964%4.034964%4.0%23,66223.7k23.194846%3.194846%3.2%2,162,1592.16M2.228117%2.228117%2.2%21,94021.9k31.691836%1.691836%1.7%11,22211.2k41.687067%1.687067%1.7%10,10010.1k51.613663%1.613663%1.6%753,461753k1.597748%1.597748%1.6%50,90450.9k61.463759%1.463759%1.5%12,79112.8k71.429469%1.429469%1.4%9,42081.398477%1.398477%1.4%4,454,9644.45M1.297118%1.297118%1.3%14,53214.5k91.258259%1.258259%1.3%29,94729.9k101.081524%1.081524%1.1%9,196111.010557%1.010557%1.0%18,89718.9k120.981530%0.981530%1.0%5,623130.927542%0.927542%0.9%5,957140.924567%0.924567%0.9%5,476150.911749%0.911749%0.9%4,990160.835811%0.835811%0.8%14,68314.7k170.763589%0.763589%0.8%4,414180.751203%0.751203%0.8%6,452190.741314%0.741314%0.7%12,58212.6k200.738750%0.738750%0.7%4,756210.694577%0.694577%0.7%5,197220.674809%0.674809%0.7%4,671230.648853%0.648853%0.6%4,276240.610350%0.610350%0.6%16,56516.6k250.578112%0.578112%0.6%10,64310.6k260.520810%0.520810%0.5%4,437270.503716%0.503716%0.5%4,225280.497464%0.497464%0.5%7,696290.492257%0.492257%0.5%3,280300.476979%0.476979%0.5%4,563310.475499%0.475499%0.5%3,846320.470732%0.470732%0.5%12,12012.1k330.450890%0.450890%0.5%7,372340.432188%0.432188%0.4%2,845350.424189%0.424189%0.4%2,471360.394972%0.394972%0.4%3,235370.385712%0.385712%0.4%2,965380.343223%0.343223%0.3%1,991390.315882%0.315882%0.3%10,43510.4k400.287550%0.287550%0.3%7,496410.242177%0.242177%0.2%1,699420.229952%0.229952%0.2%1,428430.218425%0.218425%0.2%2,110440.159536%0.159536%0.2%875450.148275%0.148275%0.1%2,313460.114871%0.114871%0.1%1,106470.112121%0.112121%0.1%2,590480.071111%0.071111%0.1%486490.036262%0.036262%0.0%52150
Count number of people reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Norwegian' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Town of Sterling. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Wisconsin
County:
Vernon
ZIP Codes:
54624, 54628, 54632, 54665
Unified School Districts:
De Soto, Viroqua
Congressional District:
WI-3
State Senate District:
WI-32
Assembly District:
WI-96
Neighboring Towns:
Franklin, Freeman, Genoa, Harmony, Jefferson, Utica, Wheatland
Nearby Towns:
Viroqua
Nearby Townships:
Iowa, Lansing