Ashland County, Wisconsin

administration
The Ashland County Courthouse in Ashland, listed on the NRHP since 1982
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Ashland
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 201 West Main Street Ashland, WI 54806-1612
Foundation :	March 27, 1860
Made up from:	La Pointe County
Area code :	001 715
Demographics
Residents :	16,157 (2010)
Population density :	6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	5941 km²
Water surface :	3227 km²
map

Website : www.co.ashland.wi.us

The Ashland County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 16,157 residents and a population density of 6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ashland .

geography

The county is located in the far northwest of Wisconsin, bordered to the north by Lake Superior , one of the 5 Great Lakes . The northernmost point of Wisconsin is located on the offshore Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. The county has an area of 5941 square kilometers, of which 3237 square kilometers are water. The lowest point is 220 m (Ashland) and the highest is 614 m ( Mt. Whittlesey ). The Bad River , Chippewa River , Marengo River , Potato River , Tyler Forks River, and White River flow through the county . The following neighboring counties border Ashland County:

Bayfield County
		Iron County
Sawyer County		Price County

history

Ashland County was formed on March 27, 1860 from parts of the defunct La Pointe County. It was named, like the district capital, after the residence of Henry Clay , a US politician (member of the House of Representatives , the US Senate , Secretary of State ) and opponent of slavery .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	20.176	-
1910	21,965	8.9%
1920	24,538	11.7%
1930	21,054	-14.2%
1940	21,801	3.5%
1950	19,461	-10.7%
1960	17,375	-10.7%
1970	16,743	-3.6%
1980	16,783	0.2%
1990	16.307	-2.8%
2000	16,866	3.4%
2010	16,157	-4.2%
2012 estimate	15,992	-1 %
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

After the census in 2010 16,157 people lived in Ashland County in 6952 households. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 6952 households.

The racial the population was composed of 84.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 11.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 37,900 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,367. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Ashland County localities

Citys

Ashland ¹
Mellen

Villages

Butternut

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partially in Bayfield County}

structure

Ashland County is divided into 13 towns in addition to the three incorporated municipalities :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Agenda	422	55-00550
Town of Ashland	594	55-03250
Town of Chippewa	374	55-14550
Town of Gingles	778	55-29250
Town of Gordon	283	55-29875
Town of Jacobs	722	55-37775
Town of La Pointe	261	55-42562
Town of Marengo	390	55-49200
Town of Morse	493	55-54400
Town of Peeksville	141	55-61600
Town of Sanborn	1331	55-71350
Town of Shana Golden	125	55-72825
Town of White River	921	55-86850