Washburn County, Wisconsin
| Washburn County, Wisconsin | |
 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 | Shell Lake |
| Largest city | Spooner |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
853 sq mi (2,209 km²) 810 sq mi (2,097 km²) 43 sq mi (112 km²), 5.08% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
16,036 20/sq mi (8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www.co.washburn.wi.us |
Washburn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 15,911. Its county seat is Shell Lake.[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 853 square miles (2,210 km2), of which 810 square miles (2,100 km2) is land and 43 square miles (110 km2) (5.08%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Douglas County - north
- Bayfield County - northeast
- Sawyer County - east
- Rusk County - southeast
- Barron County - south
- Burnett County - west
[edit] Major highways
[edit] National protected area
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 5,521 |
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| 1910 | 8,196 | 48.5% | |
| 1920 | 11,377 | 38.8% | |
| 1930 | 11,103 | −2.4% | |
| 1940 | 12,496 | 12.5% | |
| 1950 | 11,665 | −6.7% | |
| 1960 | 10,301 | −11.7% | |
| 1970 | 10,601 | 2.9% | |
| 1980 | 13,174 | 24.3% | |
| 1990 | 13,772 | 4.5% | |
| 2000 | 16,036 | 16.4% | |
| 2010 | 15,911 | −0.8% | |
| WI Counties 1900-1990 | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 16,036 people, 6,604 households, and 4,530 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 10,814 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.27% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.9% were of German, 11.4% Norwegian, 7.0% Irish, 6.2% Swedish, 6.1% English and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 6,604 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.
[edit] Cities, villages, and towns
- Barronett
- Bashaw
- Bass Lake
- Beaver Brook
- Birchwood (town)
- Birchwood
- Brooklyn
- Casey
- Chicog
- Crystal
- Evergreen
- Frog Creek
- Gull Lake
- Long Lake
- Madge
- Minong (town)
- Minong
- Sarona
- Shell Lake
- Spooner (town)
- Spooner
- Springbrook
- Stinnett
- Stone Lake
- Trego
[edit] Unincorporated communities
- Beaver Brook
- Chicago Junction
- Chittamo
- Earl
- Lampson
- Nobleton
- Sarona
- Springbrook
- Stanberry
- Stone Lake
- Trego
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
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Douglas County | Bayfield County | |
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| Burnett County |  |
Sawyer County | ||
 Washburn County, Wisconsin  |
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| Barron County | Rusk County |
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