Wood County, Wisconsin

administration
Wood County Courthouse
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Wisconsin Rapids
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 400 Market Street Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494-4868
Foundation :	1856
Made up from:	Portage County
Area code :	001 715
Demographics
Residents :	74,749 (2010)
Population density :	36.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2096 km²
Water surface :	43 km²
map

Website : www.co.wood.wi.us

The Wood County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 74,749 residents and a population density of 36.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Wisconsin Rapids .

geography

The county is located roughly on the geographic center of Wisconsin and has an area of 2096 square kilometers, of which 43 square kilometers are water.

The Wisconsin River , a left tributary of the Mississippi, flows through the southeast of the county .

The following neighboring counties border Wood County:

Clark County	Marathon County
		Portage County
Jackson County	Juneau County	Adams County

history

Wood County was formed in 1856 from parts of Portage County. It was named after Joseph Wood , a US judge and politician.

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	25,865	-
1910	30,583	18.2%
1920	34,643	13.3%
1930	37,865	9.3%
1940	44,465	17.4%
1950	50,500	13.6%
1960	59.105	17%
1970	65,362	10.6%
1980	72,799	11.4%
1990	73.605	1.1%
2000	75,555	2.6%
2010	74,749	-1.1%
2012 estimate	74,424	-0.4%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

population

According to the 2010 census , Wood County had 74,749 people in 32,012 households. The population density was 36.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 32,012 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 1.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.

22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 46,999 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,779. 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Wood County localities

Citys

Villages

Census-designated places

Other Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Marathon County

2 - partly in Portage County}

structure

In addition to the four cities and eight villages, Wood County is divided into 22 towns :

Town	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
Town of Arpin	929	55-03050
Town of Auburndale	860	55-03800
Town of Cameron	511	55-12275
Town of Cary	424	55-12775
Town of Cranmoor	168	55-17525
Town of Dexter	359	55-20075
Town of Grand Rapids	7646	55-30125
Town of Hansen	690	55-32575

Town	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
Town of Hiles	167	55-34675
Town of Lincoln	1564	55-44550
Town of Marshfield	764	55-49700
Town of Milladore	690	55-51900
Town of Port Edwards	1427	55-64200
Town of Remington	268	55-67000
Town of Richfield	1628	55-67500
Town of Rock	855	55-68625

Town	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
Town of Rudolph	1028	55-70025
Town of Saratoga	5142	55-71600
Town of Seneca	1120	55-72575
Town of Sherry	803	55-73475
Town of Sigel	1051	55-73900
Town of Wood	796	55-88575