Forest County, Wisconsin
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US state : | Wisconsin |
Administrative headquarters : | Crandon |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 200 East Madison Street Crandon, WI 54520-1415 |
Foundation : | April 11, 1885 |
Made up from: |
Langlade County Oconto County |
Area code : | 001 715 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 9304 (2010) |
Population density : | 3.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2710 km² |
Water surface : | 84 km² |
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Website : www.co.forest.wi.gov |
The Forest County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 9,304 residents and a population density of 3.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Crandon , named after Major Frank P. Crandon , a railroad pioneer.
geography
The county is located almost in the extreme northeast of Wisconsin, borders Michigan in the north and has an area of 2,710 square kilometers, of which 84 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Forest County:
Vilas County |
Iron County (Michigan) |
Florence County |
Oneida County |
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Marinette County |
Langlade County | Oconto County |
history
Forest County was formed on April 11, 1885 from parts of Langlade County and Oconto County.
population
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 1396 | - | |
1910 | 6782 | 385.8% | |
1920 | 9850 | 45.2% | |
1930 | 11,118 | 12.9% | |
1940 | 11,805 | 6.2% | |
1950 | 9437 | -20.1% | |
1960 | 7542 | -20.1% | |
1970 | 7691 | 2% | |
1980 | 9044 | 17.6% | |
1990 | 8776 | -3% | |
2000 | 10,024 | 14.2% | |
2010 | 9304 | -7.2% | |
2012 estimate | 9206 | -1.1% | |
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012 |
As of the 2010 census , Forest County had 9,304 people in 3,853 households. The population density was 3.5 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.35 people lived in each of the 3853 households.
The racial the population was composed of 82.3 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 13.8 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 40,215 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,684. 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
The significantly higher proportion of Indian population compared to the national average is due to the two Indian reservations Forest County Potawatomi Community of the Potawatomi and Sokaogon Chippewa Community of the Anishinabe .
Forest County localities
Census-designated places (CDP)
Other Unincorporated Communities
structure
In addition to the City of Crandon, Forest County is divided into 14 towns :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Forest 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 - Forest County, WI ( Memento of the original from July 10, 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 February 12, 2014
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 12, 2014
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 93001446 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 17, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2016 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 February 12, 2014
Web links
Coordinates: 45 ° 40 ′ N , 88 ° 47 ′ W