Vilas County, Wisconsin
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| Vilas 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 | Eagle River |
| Largest city | Eagle River |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,018 sq mi (2,636 km²) 874 sq mi (2,263 km²) 144 sq mi (373 km²), 14.16% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
21,033 24/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.vilas.wi.us | |
Vilas County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 21,033. Its county seat is Eagle River[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,018 square miles (2,636 km²), of which, 874 square miles (2,263 km²) of it is land and 144 square miles (373 km²) of it (14.16%) is water. There are 1,318 lakes in the county.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Gogebic County, Michigan - north
- Iron County, Michigan - northeast
- Forest County - southeast
- Oneida County - south
- Price County - southwest
- Iron County - west
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 4,929 |
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| 1910 | 6,019 | 22.1% | |
| 1920 | 5,649 | −6.1% | |
| 1930 | 7,294 | 29.1% | |
| 1940 | 8,894 | 21.9% | |
| 1950 | 9,363 | 5.3% | |
| 1960 | 9,332 | −0.3% | |
| 1970 | 10,958 | 17.4% | |
| 1980 | 16,535 | 50.9% | |
| 1990 | 17,707 | 7.1% | |
| 2000 | 21,033 | 18.8% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 21,033 people, 9,066 households, and 6,300 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 22,397 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.69% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 9.08% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.8% were of German, 7.9% Polish, 6.6% Irish and 5.3% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.9% spoke English, 1.3% Spanish and 1.2% German as their first language.
There were 9,066 households out of which 23.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the county, the population was spread out with 20.70% under the age of 18, 5.00% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 28.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.
[edit] History
Governor Tommy Thompson was ordered by a federal court to mobilize hundreds of policemen to keep the peace in Vilas County in 1989 during the Wisconsin Walleye War. Vilas County residents massed in angry throngs to interfere with long-time residents who had gained recognition for their natural resource management jurisdiction off of a federal ethnic reservation, throwing rocks and trying to capsize boats from which families gathered their annual quota of fish.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Arbor Vitae
- Boulder Junction
- Cloverland
- Conover
- Eagle River
- Lac du Flambeau (CDP)
- Lac du Flambeau (town)
- Land O' Lakes
- Lincoln
- Manitowish Waters
- Phelps
- Plum Lake
- Presque Isle
- St. Germain
- Washington
- Winchester
[edit] Unincorporated communities
[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.
[edit] External links
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