List of counties in Wisconsin
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The following is a list of the counties of Wisconsin:
| County |
FIPS Code |
County Seat [1] |
Created |
Formed from [2] |
Etymology [2] |
Population [1][3] |
Area [1][3] |
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| Adams County | 001 | Friendship | 1848 | Portage County | John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), sixth President of the United States. | 18,643 | 648 sq mi (1,678 km²) |
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| Ashland County | 003 | Ashland | 1860 | Unorganized Territory | Ashland, Henry Clay's estate in Kentucky. | 16,866 | 1,044 sq mi (2,704 km²) |
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| Barron County | 005 | Barron | 1859 | Dallas and Polk counties | Henry D. Barron (1833-1882), legislator and circuit court judge. | 44,963 | 863 sq mi (2,235 km²) |
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| Bayfield County | 007 | Washburn | 1845 | Ashland County | Henry Bayfield (1795-1865) , a British naval officer. | 15,013 | 1,476 sq mi (3,823 km²) |
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| Brown County | 009 | Green Bay | 1818 | - | - | 226,778 | 529 sq mi (1,370 km²) |
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| Buffalo County | 011 | Alma | 1853 | - | - | 13,804 | 684 sq mi (1,772 km²) |
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| Burnett County | 013 | Siren | 1856 | - | - | 15,674 | 822 sq mi (2,129 km²) |
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| Calumet County | 015 | Chilton | 1836 | - | - | 40,631 | 320 sq mi (829 km²) |
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| Chippewa County | 017 | Chippewa Falls | 1845 | - | - | 55,195 | 1,010 sq mi (2,616 km²) |
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| Clark County | 019 | Neillsville | 1853 | - | - | 33,557 | 1,216 sq mi (3,149 km²) |
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| Columbia County | 021 | Portage | 1846 | - | - | 52,468 | 774 sq mi (2,005 km²) |
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| Crawford County | 023 | Prairie du Chien | 1818 | - | - | 17,243 | 573 sq mi (1,484 km²) |
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| Dane County | 025 | Madison | 1836 | - | - | 426,526 | 1,202 sq mi (3,113 km²) |
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| Dodge County | 027 | Juneau | 1836 | - | - | 85,897 | 882 sq mi (2,284 km²) |
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| Door County | 029 | Sturgeon Bay | 1851 | - | - | 27,961 | 483 sq mi (1,251 km²) |
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| Douglas County | 031 | Superior | 1854 | - | - | 43,287 | 1,309 sq mi (3,390 km²) |
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| Dunn County | 033 | Menomonie | 1854 | - | - | 39,858 | 852 sq mi (2,207 km²) |
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| Eau Claire County | 035 | Eau Claire | 1856 | - | - | 93,142 | 638 sq mi (1,652 km²) |
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| Florence County | 037 | Florence | 1882 | - | - | 5,088 | 488 sq mi (1,264 km²) |
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| Fond du Lac County | 039 | Fond Du Lac | 1836 | - | - | 97,296 | 723 sq mi (1,873 km²) |
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| Forest County | 041 | Crandon | 1885 | - | - | 10,024 | 1,014 sq mi (2,626 km²) |
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| Grant County | 043 | Lancaster | 1836 | - | - | 49,597 | 1,148 sq mi (2,973 km²) |
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| Green County | 045 | Monroe | 1836 | - | - | 33,647 | 584 sq mi (1,513 km²) |
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| Green Lake County | 047 | Green Lake | 1858 | - | - | 19,105 | 354 sq mi (917 km²) |
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| Iowa County | 049 | Dodgeville | 1829 | - | - | 22,780 | 763 sq mi (1,976 km²) |
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| Iron County | 051 | Hurley | 1893 | - | - | 6,861 | 757 sq mi (1,961 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 053 | Black River Falls | 1853 | - | - | 19,100 | 987 sq mi (2,556 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 055 | Jefferson | 1836 | - | - | 74,021 | 557 sq mi (1,443 km²) |
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| Juneau County | 057 | Mauston | 1856 | - | - | 24,316 | 768 sq mi (1,989 km²) |
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| Kenosha County | 059 | Kenosha | 1850 | - | - | 149,577 | 273 sq mi (707 km²) |
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| Kewaunee County | 061 | Kewaunee | 1852 | - | - | 20,187 | 343 sq mi (888 km²) |
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| La Crosse County | 063 | La Crosse | 1851 | - | - | 107,120 | 453 sq mi (1,173 km²) |
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| Lafayette County | 065 | Darlington | 1846 | - | - | 16,137 | 634 sq mi (1,642 km²) |
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| Langlade County | 067 | Antigo | 1879 | - | - | 20,740 | 873 sq mi (2,261 km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 069 | Merrill | 1874 | - | - | 29,641 | 883 sq mi (2,287 km²) |
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| Manitowoc County | 071 | Manitowoc | 1836 | - | - | 82,887 | 592 sq mi (1,533 km²) |
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| Marathon County | 073 | Wausau | 1850 | - | - | 125,834 | 1,545 sq mi (4,002 km²) |
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| Marinette County | 075 | Marinette | 1879 | - | - | 43,384 | 1,402 sq mi (3,631 km²) |
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| Marquette County | 077 | Montello | 1836 | - | - | 15,832 | 456 sq mi (1,181 km²) |
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| Menominee County | 078 | Keshena | 1961 | - | - | 4,562 | 358 sq mi (927 km²) |
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| Milwaukee County | 079 | Milwaukee | 1835 | - | - | 940,164 | 242 sq mi (627 km²) |
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| Monroe County | 081 | Sparta | 1854 | - | - | 40,899 | 901 sq mi (2,334 km²) |
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| Oconto County | 083 | Oconto | 1851 | - | - | 35,634 | 998 sq mi (2,585 km²) |
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| Oneida County | 085 | Rhinelander | 1885 | - | - | 36,776 | 1,125 sq mi (2,914 km²) |
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| Outagamie County | 087 | Appleton | 1851 | - | - | 160,971 | 640 sq mi (1,658 km²) |
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| Ozaukee County | 089 | Port Washington | 1853 | - | - | 82,317 | 232 sq mi (601 km²) |
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| Pepin County | 091 | Durand | 1858 | - | - | 7,213 | 232 sq mi (601 km²) |
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| Pierce County | 093 | Ellsworth | 1853 | - | - | 36,804 | 576 sq mi (1,492 km²) |
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| Polk County | 095 | Balsam Lake | 1853 | - | - | 41,319 | 917 sq mi (2,375 km²) |
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| Portage County | 097 | Stevens Point | 1836 | - | - | 67,182 | 806 sq mi (2,088 km²) |
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| Price County | 099 | Phillips | 1879 | - | - | 15,822 | 1,253 sq mi (3,245 km²) |
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| Racine County | 101 | Racine | 1836 | - | - | 188,831 | 333 sq mi (862 km²) |
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| Richland County | 103 | Richland Center | 1842 | - | - | 17,924 | 586 sq mi (1,518 km²) |
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| Rock County | 105 | Janesville | 1836 | - | - | 152,307 | 720 sq mi (1,865 km²) |
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| Rusk County | 107 | Ladysmith | 1901 | - | - | 15,347 | 913 sq mi (2,365 km²) |
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| Sauk County | 109 | Baraboo | 1840 | - | - | 55,225 | 838 sq mi (2,170 km²) |
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| Sawyer County | 111 | Hayward | 1883 | - | - | 16,196 | 1,256 sq mi (3,253 km²) |
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| Shawano County | 113 | Shawano | 1853 | - | - | 40,664 | 893 sq mi (2,313 km²) |
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| Sheboygan County | 115 | Sheboygan | 1836 | - | - | 112,646 | 514 sq mi (1,331 km²) |
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| Saint Croix County | 117 | Hudson | 1840 | - | - | 63,155 | 722 sq mi (1,870 km²) |
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| Taylor County | 119 | Medford | 1875 | - | - | 19,680 | 975 sq mi (2,525 km²) |
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| Trempealeau County | 121 | Whitehall | 1854 | - | - | 27,010 | 734 sq mi (1,901 km²) |
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| Vernon County | 123 | Viroqua | 1851 | - | - | 28,056 | 795 sq mi (2,059 km²) |
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| Vilas County | 125 | Eagle River | 1893 | - | - | 21,033 | 873 sq mi (2,261 km²) |
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| Walworth County | 127 | Elkhorn | 1836 | - | - | 93,759 | 555 sq mi (1,437 km²) |
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| Washburn County | 129 | Shell Lake | 1883 | - | - | 16,036 | 810 sq mi (2,098 km²) |
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| Washington County | 131 | West Bend | 1836 | - | - | 117,493 | 431 sq mi (1,116 km²) |
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| Waukesha County | 133 | Waukesha | 1846 | - | - | 360,767 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km²) |
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| Waupaca County | 135 | Waupaca | 1851 | - | - | 51,731 | 751 sq mi (1,945 km²) |
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| Waushara County | 137 | Wautoma | 1851 | - | - | 23,154 | 626 sq mi (1,621 km²) |
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| Winnebago County | 139 | Oshkosh | 1840 | - | - | 156,763 | 439 sq mi (1,137 km²) |
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| Wood County | 141 | Wisconsin Rapids | 1856 | - | - | 75,555 | 793 sq mi (2,054 km²) |
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[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NACo - Find a county. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 11 February 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WCA : County Directory. Wisconsin Counties Association. Retrieved on 11 February 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wisconsin QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 11 February 2008. (2000 Census)
