- List of counties in Wisconsin
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This is a list of 72 counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The state of Wisconsin was created from Wisconsin Territory on May 29, 1848, with 28 counties.
Counties in Wisconsin are run by county boards, headed by a chairperson. Counties with a population of 500,000 or more must have a county executive as well. Smaller counties may either have a county executive or a county administrator.[1] As of 2009, eleven counties have county executives: Brown, Dane, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Portage, Racine, Waukesha, and Winnebago.[2]
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[3] Wisconsin's code is 55, which when combined with any county code would be written as 55XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.[4]
List of counties
County FIPS code
[4]County seat
[5]Established
[5]Formed from
[6]Etymology
[6]Population
[5][7]Area
[5][7]Map
Adams County 001 Friendship 1848 Portage County John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), President of the United States 1825-1829 20,875 648 sq mi
(1,678 km2)
Ashland County 003 Ashland 1860 unorganized territory Ashland, Henry Clay's estate in Kentucky 16,157 1,044 sq mi
(2,704 km2)
Barron County 005 Barron 1859 Dallas and Polk counties Henry D. Barron, state senator and circuit court judge. 45,870 863 sq mi
(2,235 km2)
Bayfield County 007 Washburn 1845 Ashland County Henry Bayfield, Royal naval officer and first to survey the Great Lakes area 15,014 1,476 sq mi
(3,823 km2)
Brown County 009 Green Bay 1818 unorganized territory Major General Jacob Brown (1775-1828), a commanding general of the United States Army during the War of 1812 248,007 529 sq mi
(1,370 km2)
Buffalo County 011 Alma 1853 Trempealeau County The Buffalo River, which flows through the county. 13,587 684 sq mi
(1,772 km2)
Burnett County 013 Siren 1856 Polk County Thomas P. Burnett, state legislator 15,457 822 sq mi
(2,129 km2)
Calumet County 015 Chilton 1836 unorganized territory The French word for a Menominee peace pipe. 48,971 320 sq mi
(829 km2)
Chippewa County 017 Chippewa Falls 1845 Crawford County The Ojibwe nation of Native Americans (historically referred to as Chippewa) 62,415 1,010 sq mi
(2,616 km2)
Clark County 019 Neillsville 1853 Crawford County George Rogers Clark (1752-1812), Revolutionary War general 34,690 1,216 sq mi
(3,149 km2)
Columbia County 021 Portage 1846 Portage County Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), navigator and explorer 56,833 774 sq mi
(2,005 km2)
Crawford County 023 Prairie du Chien 1818 unorganized territory William Harris Crawford (1772-1834), United States Senator from Georgia 1807-1813 and Secretary of the Treasury 1816-1825 16,644 573 sq mi
(1,484 km2)
Dane County 025 Madison 1836 unorganized territory Nathan Dane (1752-1835), delegate to the First Continental Congress 1785-1788 488,073 1,202 sq mi
(3,113 km2)
Dodge County 027 Juneau 1836 unorganized Henry Dodge (1782-1867), Territorial Governor of Wisconsin 1848-1857 88,759 882 sq mi
(2,284 km2)
Door County 029 Sturgeon Bay 1851 Brown County A dangerous water passage near Door Peninsula known as porte des morts, or "door of the dead" in French 27,785 483 sq mi
(1,251 km2)
Douglas County 031 Superior 1854 unorganized Stephen Douglas (1813-1861), United States Senator 1847-1861 44,159 1,309 sq mi
(3,390 km2)
Dunn County 033 Menomonie 1854 Chippewa County Charles Dunn, state senator and chief justice of Wisconsin Territory 43,857 852 sq mi
(2,207 km2)
Eau Claire County 035 Eau Claire 1856 Chippewa County City of Eau Claire, itself French for "clear water" 98,736 638 sq mi
(1,652 km2)
Florence County 037 Florence (CDP) 1882 Marinette and Oconto Counties Florence Julst, the first white woman to settle in the area 4,423 488 sq mi
(1,264 km2)
Fond du Lac County 039 Fond du Lac 1836 unorganized territory French for "foot of the lake" 101,633 723 sq mi
(1,873 km2)
Forest County 041 Crandon 1885 Langlade and Oconto Counties Forest which covered the area when it was settled 9,304 1,014 sq mi
(2,626 km2)
Grant County 043 Lancaster 1836 unorganized territory Probably a trader named Grant, who made contact with area natives in 1810, but about whom little else is known 51,208 1,148 sq mi
(2,973 km2)
Green County 045 Monroe 1836 unorganized territory Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), quartermaster general during the American Revolutionary War 36,842 584 sq mi
(1,513 km2)
Green Lake County 047 Green Lake 1858 Marquette District Green Lake, located within the county 19,051 354 sq mi
(917 km2)
Iowa County 049 Dodgeville 1829 unorganized territory Iowa tribe of Native Americans 23,687 763 sq mi
(1,976 km2)
Iron County 051 Hurley 1893 Ashland and Oneida Counties Local iron deposits 5,916 757 sq mi
(1,961 km2)
Jackson County 053 Black River Falls 1853 La Crosse County Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), President of the United States 1829–1837 20,449 987 sq mi
(2,556 km2)
Jefferson County 055 Jefferson 1836 Milwaukee County Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), President of the United States (1801-1809) 83,686 557 sq mi
(1,443 km2)
Juneau County 057 Mauston 1856 Adams County Solomon Juneau (1793-1856), founder of what would become Milwaukee 26,664 768 sq mi
(1,989 km2)
Kenosha County 059 Kenosha 1850 Racine County A Native American word meaning "place of the pike" 166,426 273 sq mi
(707 km2)
Kewaunee County 061 Kewaunee 1852 Manitowoc County Either a Potawatomi word meaning "river of the lost" or an Ojibwe word meaning "prairie hen", "wild duck" or "to go around" 20,574 343 sq mi
(888 km2)
La Crosse County 063 La Crosse 1851 unorganized territory The Native American game of lacrosse 114,638 453 sq mi
(1,173 km2)
Lafayette County 065 Darlington 1846 Iowa County Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), a French general in the American Revolutionary War 16,836 634 sq mi
(1,642 km2)
Langlade County 067 Antigo 1879 unorganized territory Charles de Langlade (1729 – c.1800), American Revolutionary War veteran and United States Indian Agent in Green Bay 19,977 873 sq mi
(2,261 km2)
Lincoln County 069 Merrill 1874 Marathon County Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), President of the United States 1861-1865 28,743 883 sq mi
(2,287 km2)
Manitowoc County 071 Manitowoc 1836 unorganized territory Munedoo-owk, a Ojibwe word meaning "the place of the good spirit" 81,442 592 sq mi
(1,533 km2)
Marathon County 073 Wausau 1850 Portage County Marathon, Greece 134,063 1,545 sq mi
(4,002 km2)
Marinette County 075 Marinette 1879 Oconto Marie Antoinette Chevalier, Native American wife of early an fur trapper 41,749 1,402 sq mi
(3,631 km2)
Marquette County 077 Montello 1836 Marquette District Father Pere Jacques Marquette, missionary and explorer 15,404 456 sq mi
(1,181 km2)
Menominee County 078 Keshena 1961 Menominee Indian Reservation,Shawano, and Oconto Menominee nation of Native Americans 4,232 358 sq mi
(927 km2)
Milwaukee County 079 Milwaukee 1835 unorganized territory Mahnawaukee-Seepe, a Native American word meaning "gathering place by the river" 947,735 242 sq mi
(627 km2)
Monroe County 081 Sparta 1854 La Crosse County James Monroe (1758-1831), President of the United States 1817-1825 44,673 901 sq mi
(2,334 km2)
Oconto County 083 Oconto 1851 unorganized territory A Native American settlement and the Oconto River, whose name means "plentiful with fish" 37,660 998 sq mi
(2,585 km2)
Oneida County 085 Rhinelander 1885 Lincoln County Oneida nation of Native Americans 35,998 1,125 sq mi
(2,914 km2)
Outagamie County 087 Appleton 1851 Brown County Outagamie nation of Native Americans 176,695 640 sq mi
(1,658 km2)
Ozaukee County 089 Port Washington 1853 Milwaukee County The Ojibwe word for the Sauk nation 86,395 232 sq mi
(601 km2)
Pepin County 091 Durand 1858 Dunn County Pierre and Jean Pepin du Chardonnets, explorers 7,469 232 sq mi
(601 km2)
Pierce County 093 Ellsworth 1853 Saint Croix County Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), President of the United States 1853-1857 41,019 576 sq mi
(1,492 km2)
Polk County 095 Balsam Lake 1853 Saint Croix County James Polk (1795-1849), President of the United States (1845-1849) 44,205 917 sq mi
(2,375 km2)
Portage County 097 Stevens Point 1836 unorganized territory Passage between the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers 70,019 806 sq mi
(2,088 km2)
Price County 099 Phillips 1879 Chippewa and Lincoln Counties William T. Price, president of the Wisconsin Senate 14,159 1,253 sq mi
(3,245 km2)
Racine County 101 Racine 1836 unorganized territory Racine, the French word for "root", after the Root River, which flows through the county 195,408 333 sq mi
(862 km2)
Richland County 103 Richland Center 1842 Iowa County The rich soil of the area 18,021 586 sq mi
(1,518 km2)
Rock County 105 Janesville 1836 unorganized territory Rock River, which flows through the county 160,331 720 sq mi
(1,865 km2)
Rusk County 107 Ladysmith 1901 Chippewa County Jeremiah McLain Rusk (1830-1893), Governor of Wisconsin 1882-1889 14,755 913 sq mi
(2,365 km2)
Sauk County 111 Baraboo 1840 unorganized territory Sauk nation of Native Americans 61,976 838 sq mi
(2,170 km2)
Sawyer County 113 Hayward 1883 Oconto County Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), United States Representative (1865-1875) and Senator (1881-1893) from Wisconsin 16,557 1,256 sq mi
(3,253 km2)
Shawano County 115 Shawano 1853 Oconto County A Ojibwe word meaning "southern" 41,949 893 sq mi
(2,313 km2)
Sheboygan County 117 Sheboygan 1836 unorganized territory Shawb-wa-way-kun, a Native American word meaning "great noise underground" 115,507 514 sq mi
(1,331 km2)
Saint Croix County 109 Hudson 1840 unorganized territory An early French explorer named St. Croix, about whom little is known 84,345 722 sq mi
(1,870 km2)
Taylor County 119 Medford 1875 Clark, Lincoln, Marathon and Chippewa Counties William Robert Taylor (1820-1909), Governor of Wisconsin 1874-1876 20,689 975 sq mi
(2,525 km2)
Trempealeau County 121 Whitehall 1854 Crawford and La Crosee Counties Trempealeau Mountain (from the French for "mountain with its foot in the water"), a bluff located in a bend of the Trempealeau River,[8] which flows through the county[6] 28,816 734 sq mi
(1,901 km2)
Vernon County 123 Viroqua 1851 Richland and Crawford Counties Mount Vernon, home of George Washington 29,773 795 sq mi
(2,059 km2)
Vilas County 125 Eagle River 1893 Oneida County William Vilas (1840-1908), officer in the Civil War, United States Postmaster General (1885-1888), United States Secretary of the Interior (1888-1889), and Senator from Wisconsin (1891-1897) 21,430 874 sq mi
(2,264 km2)
Walworth County 127 Elkhorn 1836 unorganized territory Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867), jurist from New York 102,228 555 sq mi
(1,437 km2)
Washburn County 129 Shell Lake 1883 Burnett County Cadwallader Washburn (1818-1882), Governor of Wisconsin 1872–1874 and Representative from Wisconsin 1867–1871 15,911 810 sq mi
(2,098 km2)
Washington County 131 West Bend 1836 unorganized territory George Washington (1732-1799), American Revolutionary War leader (1775–1783), and first President of the United States (1789–1797) 131,887 431 sq mi
(1,116 km2)
Waukesha County 133 Waukesha 1846 Milwaukee County Waugooshance, a Pottawatomi word meaning "little foxes" 389,891 556 sq mi
(1,440 km2)
Waupaca County 135 Waupaca 1851 Brown and Winnebago Counties wau-pa-ka-ho-nak, a Menominee word meaning "white sand bottom" or "brave young hero" 52,410 751 sq mi
(1,945 km2)
Waushara County 137 Wautoma 1851 Marquette County A Native American word meaning "good earth" 24,496 626 sq mi
(1,621 km2)
Winnebago County 139 Oshkosh 1840 unorganized territory Winnebago nation of Native Americans 166,994 439 sq mi
(1,137 km2)
Wood County 141 Wisconsin Rapids 1856 Portage County Joseph Wood (1809-1890), state legislator (1856-1858) 74,749 793 sq mi
(2,054 km2)
See also
- List of Wisconsin county name etymologies
- List of Wisconsin county seats
References
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 2005, http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/05bb/744-779.pdf
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 2009, p. 752 http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/09bb/pdf/621-862.pdf
- ^ "FIPS Publish 6-4". National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". US Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/wy.html. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b c d "NACo - Find a county". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=WI. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b c "WCA : County Directory". Wisconsin Counties Association. http://www.wicounties.org/WS_County_Directory.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/wisconsin_map.html. Retrieved 2008-02-11. (2000 Census)
- ^ Elkins, Winston (1985). Trempealeau and the Mississippi River Dam. Trempealeau County, WI: Trempealeau County Historical Society.
State of WisconsinMadison (capital) Topics History · Governors · Delegations · Sports · People · Geography · Demographics · Economy · Visitor Attractions
Regions Major metropolitan areas
(pop. over 500,000)Chicago metropolitan area · Madison metropolitan area · Milwaukee metropolitan area · Twin Cities metropolitan area
Largest cities
(pop. over 50,000)Appleton · Eau Claire · Green Bay · Janesville · Kenosha · La Crosse · Madison · Milwaukee · Oshkosh · Racine · Waukesha · West Allis
Smaller cities
(pop. 15,000 to 50,000)Beaver Dam · Beloit · Brookfield · Cudahy · De Pere · Fitchburg · Fond du Lac · Franklin · Greenfield · Manitowoc · Marshfield · Menasha · Mequon · Middleton · Muskego · Neenah · New Berlin · Oak Creek · Onalaska · Sheboygan · South Milwaukee · Stevens Point · Sun Prairie · Superior · Watertown · Wausau · Wauwatosa · West Bend · Wisconsin Rapids
Largest villages
(pop. over 15,000)Counties 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 · Langlade · Lincoln · Manitowoc · Marathon · Marinette · Marquette · Menominee · Milwaukee · Monroe · Oconto · Oneida · Outagamie · Ozaukee · Pepin · Pierce · Polk · Portage · Price · Racine · Richland · Rock · Rusk · Sauk · Sawyer · Shawano · Sheboygan · St. Croix · Taylor · Trempealeau · Vernon · Vilas · Walworth · Washburn · Washington · Waukesha · Waupaca · Waushara · Winnebago · Wood
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