Barron County

administration
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Barron
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 330 East LaSalle Avenue Barron, WI 54812-1501
Foundation :	1859
Made up from:	Dallas County Polk County
Area code :	001 715
Demographics
Residents :	45,870 (2010)
Population density :	20.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2305 km²
Water surface :	70 km²
map

Website : www.barroncountywi.gov

The Barron County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 45,870 residents and a population density of 20.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Barron .

geography

The county is located in northwest Wisconsin and is about 45 km to the west from the Mississippi , which forms the border with Minnesota . It has an area of 2305 square kilometers, of which 70 square kilometers are water.

The county is traversed from north to south by the Red Cedar River , a tributary of the Chippewa River that flows into the Mississippi .

The following neighboring counties border Barron County:

Burnett County	Washburn County	Sawyer County
Polk County		Rusk County
St. Croix County	Dunn County	Chippewa County

history

Barron County was formed in 1859 from parts of Polk County and the defunct Dallas County. It was named, like the district capital, after Henry D. Barron , a US judge and politician.

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	23,677	-
1910	29,114	23%
1920	34,281	17.7%
1930	34,301	0.1%
1940	34,289	-0%
1950	34,703	1.2%
1960	34,270	-1.2%
1970	33,955	-0.9%
1980	38,730	14.1%
1990	40,750	5.2%
2000	44,963	10.3%
2010	45,870	2%
2012 estimate	45,733	-0.3%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Barron County had 45,870 people in 19,265 households. The population density was 20.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.35 people lived in each of the 19,265 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,806 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,267. 11.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Barron County localities

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Barrons

Other Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Chippewa County

2 - partly in Polk County

3 - partly in Dunn County}

structure

Barron County is divided into 25 towns in addition to the four cities and seven villages :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Almena	858	55-01350
Town of Arland	789	55-02775
Town of Barron	873	55-04900
Town of Bear Lake	659	55-05650
Town of Cedar Lake	948	55-13500
Town of Chetek	1644	55-14350
Town of Clinton	879	55-15600
Town of Crystal Lake	757	55-17875
Town of Cumberland	876	55-18050

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Dallas	574	55-18600
Town of Dovre	849	55-20650
Town of Doyle	453	55-20750
Town of Lakeland	975	55-41600
Town of Maple Grove	979	55-48825
Town of Maple Plain	803	55-48950
Town of Oak Grove	948	55-58950
Town of Prairie Farm	564	55-65175
Town of Prairie Lake	1532	55-65200

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Rice Lake	3041	55-67375
Town of Sioux Creek	655	55-74125
Town of Stanfold	719	55-76550
Town of Stanley	2546	55-76600
Town of Sumner	798	55-78450
Town of Turtle Lake	624	55-81100
Town of Vance Creek	669	55-82375