Menominee County, Wisconsin

administration
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Keshena
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 279 Keshena, WI 54135-0279
Foundation :	1961
Made up from:	Menominee Indian Reservation
Area code :	001 715
Demographics
Residents :	4232 (2010)
Population density :	4.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	945 km²
Water surface :	18 km²
map

Website : www.co.menominee.wi.us

The Menominee County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the county had 4,232 residents and a population density of 4.6 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 4317. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Keshena , which was named after an Indian chief.

geography

The county is located in northeastern Wisconsin and about 70 km to the east from Green Bay on Lake Michigan . It has an area of 945 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water.

From north to south the county is traversed by the Wolf River , which is part of the catchment area of Lake Michigan via the Fox River and Lake Winnebago .

The following neighboring counties border Menominee County:

Langlade County
		Oconto County
	Shawano County

history

Menominee County was formed in 1961 from parts of the Menominee Indian Reservation. It was named after the indigenous people of the Menominee .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1970	2607	-
1980	3373	29.4%
1990	3890	15.3%
2000	4562	17.3%
2010	4232	-7.2%
2013 estimate	4317	2%
1970–1990 2000 2010–2012

According to the 2010 census , Menominee County had 4,232 people in 1,284 households. The population density was 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 3.28 people lived in each of the 1284 households.

The racial the population was composed of 12.2 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 85.1 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.2 percent of the population.

32.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 37,644 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,479. 23.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Menominee County localities

Menominee Counties and Florence Counties are the only counties in Wisconsin that do not have self-governing communities ( cities or villages ). The residents therefore live exclusively in unincorporated communities , which also include the administrative headquarters of the county.

Census-designated places (CDP)

Neopit
Zoar

Other Unincorporated Community

Keshena Falls

^{1 - partially in Shawano County}

structure

The territory of Menominee County consists of the Town of Menominee from only one town .

Individual evidence

↑ Menominee County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Accessed 22 February 2011

↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Menominee County, WI ( Memento of the original from July 14, 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 May 30, 2014 @1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved May 30, 2014

^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved April 10, 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 May 30, 2014 @1@ 2

Web links

Commons : Menominee County, Wisconsin - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

45.02 -88.7Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′ N , 88 ° 42 ′ W

[1] Menominee County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Accessed 22 February 2011