Bayfield County

administration
The Bayfield County Courthouse in Washburn, listed on the NRHP since 1975
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Washburn
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Bayfield County Courthouse 117 E 5Th Street Washburn, WI 54891-4522
Foundation :	1835
Area code :	715
Demographics
Residents :	15,014 (2010)
Population density :	3.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	5288 km²
Water surface :	1464 km²
map

Website : www.barroncountywi.gov

The Bayfield County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 15,014 residents and a population density of 3.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Washburn .

geography

The county is located in northern Wisconsin on the south shore of Lake Superior , the largest of the five Great Lakes . It has a total area of 5288 square kilometers, which are divided into 3823 square kilometers of land and 1464 square kilometers (27.69 percent) of water. Bayfield County borders on the following neighboring counties:

	Lake County, Minnesota ¹
Douglas County		Ashland County
	Sawyer County	Washburn County

^{1 - Maritime limit in the Upper Lake}

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	14,392	-
1910	15,987	11.1%
1920	17,201	7.6%
1930	15.006	-12.8%
1940	15,827	5.5%
1950	13,760	-13.1%
1960	11,910	-13.4%
1970	11,683	-1.9%
1980	13,822	18.3%
1990	14.008	1.3%
2000	15,013	7.2%
2010	15,014	0%
2012 estimate	45,733	204.6%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

As of the 2010 census , Bayfield County had 15,014 people in 6,852 households. The population density was 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.18 people lived in each of the 6852 households.

The racial the population was composed of 86.4 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 10.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.

18.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.3 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,190 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,502. 13.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Bayfield County localities

Citys

Village

mason

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - predominantly in Ashland County}

structure

Bayfield County is divided into 25 towns along with the four incorporated municipalities :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Barksdale	723	55-04725
Town of Barnes	769	55-04750
Town of Bayfield	680	55-05375
Town of Bayview	487	55-05475
Town of Bell	263	55-06200
Town of Cable	825	55-11675
Town of Clover	223	55-15750
Town of Delta	273	55-19662
Town of Drummond	463	55-20887

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Eileen	681	55-22925
Town of Grandview	468	55-30175
Town of Hughes	383	55-36300
Town of Iron River	1123	55-37200
Town of Kelly	463	55-39025
Town of Keystone	378	55-39425
Town of Lincoln	287	55-44275
Town of Mason	315	55-49925
Town of Namakagon	246	55-55375

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Orienta	122	55-60275
Town of Oulu	527	55-60775
Town of Pilsen	210	55-62700
Town of Port Wing	368	55-64512
Town of Russell	1279	55-70300
Town of Tripp	231	55-80750
Town of Washburn	530	55-83550