Dunn County, Wisconsin
Dunn County Government Center |
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US state : | Wisconsin |
Administrative headquarters : | Menomonia |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Dunn County Government Center 800 Wilson Avenue Menomonie, WI 54751-2739 |
Foundation : | 1854 |
Made up from: | Chippewa County |
Area code : | 001 715 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 43,857 (2010) |
Population density : | 19.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 2238 km² |
Water surface : | 31 km² |
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Website : www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com |
The Dunn County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 43,857 residents and a population density of 19.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Menomonie , named after the Indian word for wild rice .
geography
The county is located in central northwest Wisconsin, about 50 km to the west from the Mississippi , which forms the border with Minnesota . It has an area of 2238 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water.
In the southeast the Dunn County is traversed by the Chippewa River , into which the Red Cedar River joins from the right shortly before leaving the county .
The following neighboring counties border Dunn County:
Polk County | Barron County | |
St. Croix County | Chippewa County | |
Pierce County | Pepin County | Eau Claire County |
history
Dunn County was formed in 1854 from parts of Chippewa County. It was named after Charles Dunn , an early chief justice of the Wisconsin Territory .
population
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 25,043 | - | |
1910 | 25,260 | 0.9% | |
1920 | 26,970 | 6.8% | |
1930 | 27,037 | 0.2% | |
1940 | 27,375 | 1.3% | |
1950 | 27,341 | -0.1% | |
1960 | 26,156 | -4.3% | |
1970 | 29,154 | 11.5% | |
1980 | 34,314 | 17.7% | |
1990 | 35,909 | 4.6% | |
2000 | 39,858 | 11% | |
2010 | 43,857 | 10% | |
2012 estimate | 44,072 | 0.5% | |
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012 |
As of the 2010 census , Dunn County had 43,857 people in 16,348 households. The population density was 19.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.47 people lived in the 16,348 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.1 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 2.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
19.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 66.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 47,847 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,242. 16.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Dunn County
Census-designated places (CDP)
1 - partly in Barron County
2 - partly in Pierce and St. Croix Counties
structure
In addition to the one city and the seven villages, Dunn County is divided into 22 towns :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Dunn 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 - Dunn County, WI ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 26, 2014
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 26, 2014
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 74000083.Retrieved March 16, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 26, 2014
Web links
Coordinates: 44 ° 57 ′ N , 91 ° 54 ′ W