Burnett County

administration
The Burnett County Government Center in the Town of Meenon
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Town of Meenon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Burnett County Government Center 7410 County Road K Siren, WI 54872-0000
Foundation :	1856
Made up from:	Polk County
Area code :	001 715
Demographics
Residents :	15,457 (2010)
Population density :	7.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2280 km²
Water surface :	152 km²
map

Website : www.burnettcounty.com

The Burnett County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 15,457 residents and a population density of 7.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is north of Siren in the Town of Meenon .

geography

The county is located in northwest Wisconsin, on the left bank of the St. Croix River , which forms the border with Minnesota . It has an area of 2280 square kilometers, of which 152 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Burnett County:

		Douglas County
Pine County, Minnesota		Washburn County
Chisago County, Minnesota	Polk County	Barron County

history

Burnett County was formed in 1856 from parts of Polk County. It was named after Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1846), a member of the House of Representatives for the Wisconsin Territory .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	7478	-
1910	9026	20.7%
1920	10,735	18.9%
1930	10,233	-4.7%
1940	11,382	11.2%
1950	10,236	-10.1%
1960	9214	-10%
1970	9276	0.7%
1980	12,340	33%
1990	13,084	6%
2000	15,674	19.8%
2010	15,457	-1.4%
2012 estimate	15,382	-0.5%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

After the census in 2010 15,457 people lived in Burnett County in 7372 households. The population density was 7.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically speaking, 2.09 people lived in the 7,372 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.8 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 4.8 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

19.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 27.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,686 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,872. 17.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Burnett County localities

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Danbury

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the three villages, Burnett County is divided into 21 towns :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Anderson	398	55-01900
Town of Blaine	197	55-08025
Town of Daniels	649	55-18750
Town of Dewey	516	55-19925
Town of Grantsburg	1136	55-30475
Town of Jackson	773	55-37650
Town of La Follette	536	55-40975
Town of Lincoln	309	55-44325
Town of Meenon	1163	55-50650
Town of Oakland	827	55-59075
Town of Roosevelt	199	55-69325

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Rusk	409	55-70225
Town of Sand Lake	531	55-71450
Town of Scott	494	55-72225
Town of Siren	936	55-74200
Town of Swiss	790	55-78775
Town of Trade Lake	823	55-80375
Town of Union	340	55-81500
Town of Webb Lake	311	55-84975
Town of West Marshland	367	55-85850
Town of Wood River	953	55-88900

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