Douglas County, Wisconsin
The Douglas County Courthouse in Superior, listed on the NRHP |
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US state : | Wisconsin |
Administrative headquarters : | Superior |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 1313 Belknap Street Superior, WI 54880-2730 |
Foundation : | February 9, 1854 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 715 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 44,159 (2010) |
Population density : | 13 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 3833 km² |
Water surface : | 442 km² |
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Website : www.douglascountywi.org |
The Douglas County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 44,159 residents and a population density of 13 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Superior , which was named after Lake Superior .
Douglas County is part of the interstate Twin Ports metropolitan area around the port cities of Superior and Duluth in Minnesota.
geography
The county is located in the far northwest of Wisconsin and is bordered to the north by Lake Superior, one of the five Great Lakes . Douglas County borders Minnesota to the west . Douglas County covers an area of 3833 square kilometers, of which 442 square kilometers are water.
In the northwest, the county is bounded by the Saint Louis River and its confluence with Lake Superior. A little further east, the Nemadji River flows through the northwest of the county to its confluence with Lake Superior. The Saint Croix River , a left tributary of the Mississippi, rises behind the watershed between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi in the south-central part of the county .
The following neighboring counties border Douglas County:
St. Louis County, Minnesota | ||
Carlton County, Minnesota Pine County, Minnesota |
Bayfield County | |
Burnett County | Washburn County |
Sawyer County |
history
Douglas County was formed on February 9, 1854 as the original county from the Wisconsin Territory . It was named after Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), a US Senator and presidential candidate.
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 36,335 | - | |
1910 | 47,422 | 30.5% | |
1920 | 49,771 | 5% | |
1930 | 46,583 | -6.4% | |
1940 | 47,119 | 1.2% | |
1950 | 46,715 | -0.9% | |
1960 | 45.008 | -3.7% | |
1970 | 44,657 | -0.8% | |
1980 | 44,421 | -0.5% | |
1990 | 41,758 | -6% | |
2000 | 43,287 | 3.7% | |
2010 | 44,159 | 2% | |
2012 estimate | 43,785 | -0.8% | |
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012 |
population
As of the 2010 census , Douglas County had 44,159 people in 19,166 households. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 19,166 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.2 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 2.0 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
21.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 45,370 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,943. 13.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Douglas County localities
Census-designated places (CDP)
Other Unincorporated Communities
structure
In addition to one city and five villages, Douglas County is divided into 16 towns :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 82000664.Retrieved March 16, 2011
- ^ Douglas County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Douglas County, WI ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 23, 2014
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 23, 2014
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 23, 2014
Web links
Coordinates: 46 ° 27 ' N , 91 ° 55' W