Wood County, Wisconsin
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |||
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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
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 :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wood 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 - Wood County, WI. Retrieved March 13, 2014
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 13, 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 March 13, 2014
Web links
Coordinates: 44 ° 27 ′ N , 90 ° 2 ′ W