Ozaukee County, WI Employee Directory

Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,395. Its county seat is Port Washington. Ozaukee County is included in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 Census, Ozaukee County had the 2nd lowest poverty rate of any county in the United States,... at 2.6%. In terms of per capita income, it is the 25th wealthiest county in the country. Bolstered by low crime rates and school districts with high graduation rates, Forbes magazine ranked Ozaukee County #2 on its list of "America's Best Places To Raise A Family" in June, 2008. Ozaukee County was once part of neighboring Washington County to the west. Its name comes from the Ojibwe name for the Sacs. The word probably means "people living at the mouth of a river." According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,116 square miles (2,890 km2), of which 233 square miles (600 km2) is land and 883 square miles (2,290 km2) (79%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in Wisconsin by land area.Read More