Rusk County, Wisconsin
 Rusk County Courthouse |
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| US state : | Wisconsin |
| Administrative headquarters : | Ladysmith |
| Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 311 East Miner Avenue Ladysmith, WI 54848-1829 |
| Foundation : | 1901 |
| Made up from: | Chippewa County |
| Area code : | 001 715 |
| Demographics | |
| Residents : | 14,755 (2010) |
| Population density : | 6.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
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| Total area : | 2411 km² |
| Water surface : | 46 km² |
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| Website : www.ruskcounty.org | |
The Rusk County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 14,755 residents and a population density of 6.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 14,395. The county seat is Ladysmith , named after the wife of a local entrepreneur.
geography
The county is located in northwestern Wisconsin and has an area of 2,411 square kilometers, of which 46 square kilometers are water.
In Rusk County, the Flambeau River flows into the Chippewa River , a left tributary of the Mississippi .
The following neighboring counties border Rusk County:
| Washburn County | Sawyer County | |
| Barron County |
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Price County |
| Chippewa County | Taylor County |
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 11,160 | - | |
| 1920 | 16,403 | 47% | |
| 1930 | 16,081 | -2% | |
| 1940 | 17,737 | 10.3% | |
| 1950 | 16,790 | -5.3% | |
| 1960 | 14,794 | -11.9% | |
| 1970 | 14,238 | -3.8% | |
| 1980 | 15,589 | 9.5% | |
| 1990 | 15,079 | -3.3% | |
| 2000 | 15,347 | 1.8% | |
| 2010 | 14,755 | -3.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 14,395 | -2.4% | |
| 1910-1990 2000 2010-2013 | |||
Rusk County was formed in 1901 as Gates County from parts of Chippewa County. In 1905 it was renamed Rusk County, after Jeremiah M. Rusk (1830-1893), an American politician and governor of Wisconsin.
population
As of the 2010 census , Rusk County had 14,755 people in 6,542 households. The population density was 6.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in each of the 6542 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 21.9 percent were between 18 and 64, and 00000 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population were female.
The median income for a household was 38.629 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,292. 17.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Rusk County
structure
In addition to one city and eight villages, Rusk County is divided into 24 towns :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Rusk 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 - Rusk County, WI. Retrieved August 16, 2014
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved August 16, 2014
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 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 August 16, 2014
Web links
List of counties in Wisconsin
Adams |
Ashland |
Barron |
Bayfield |
Brown |
Buffalo |
Burnett |
Calumet |
Chippewa |
Clark |
Columbia |
Crawford |
Dane |
Dodge |
Door |
Douglas |
Dunn |
Eau Claire |
Florence |
Fond du Lac |
Forest |
Grant |
Green |
Green Lake |
Iowa |
Iron |
Jackson |
Jefferson |
Juneau |
Kenosha |
Kewaunee |
La Crosse |
Lafayette |
Long loading |
Lincoln |
Manitowoc |
Marathon |
Marinette |
Marquette |
Menominee |
Milwaukee |
Monroe |
Oconto |
Oneida |
Outagamy |
Ozaukee |
Pepin |
Pierce |
Polk |
Portage |
Price |
Racine |
Richland |
Skirt |
Rusk |
Sauk |
Sawyer |
Shawano |
Sheboygan |
St. Croix |
Taylor |
Trempealeau |
Vernon |
Vilas |
Walworth |
Washburn |
Washington |
Waukesha |
Waupaca |
Waushara |
Winnebago |
Wood
Coordinates: 45 ° 29 ′ N , 91 ° 8 ′ W