Price County, Wisconsin
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| Price County, Wisconsin | |
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 Location in the state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | information needed |
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| Seat | Phillips |
| Largest city | Park Falls |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,278 sq mi (3,311 km²) 1,253 sq mi (3,244 km²) 26 sq mi (67 km²), 2.02% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
15,822 13/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.price.wi.us | |
Price County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 15,822. Its county seat is Phillips[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,278 square miles (3,311 km²), of which, 1,253 square miles (3,244 km²) of it is land and 26 square miles (67 km²) of it (2.02%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Ashland County - northwest
- Iron County - northeast
- Vilas County - northeast
- Oneida County - east
- Lincoln County - southeast
- Taylor County - south
- Rusk County - west
- Sawyer County - west
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 9,106 |
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| 1910 | 13,795 | 51.5% | |
| 1920 | 18,517 | 34.2% | |
| 1930 | 17,284 | −6.7% | |
| 1940 | 18,467 | 6.8% | |
| 1950 | 16,344 | −11.5% | |
| 1960 | 14,370 | −12.1% | |
| 1970 | 14,520 | 1% | |
| 1980 | 15,788 | 8.7% | |
| 1990 | 15,600 | −1.2% | |
| 2000 | 15,822 | 1.4% | |
| WI Counties 1900-1990 | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,822 people, 6,564 households, and 4,417 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 9,574 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.22% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.4% were of German, 6.5% Norwegian, 5.9% Swedish, 5.4% Polish, 5.2% Irish and 5.0% Czech ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 6,564 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Brantwood
- Catawba (town)
- Catawba
- Eisenstein
- Elk
- Emery
- Fifield
- Flambeau
- Georgetown
- Hackett
- Harmony
- Hill
- Kennan (town)
- Kennan
- Knox
- Lake
- Ogema
- Park Falls
- Phillips
- Prentice (town)
- Prentice
- Spirit
- Worcester
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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