Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Infobox U.S. County
county = Sawyer County
state = Wisconsin


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Hayward
largest city wl = Hayward
area_total_sq_mi = 1350
area_total_km2 = 3497
area_land_sq_mi = 1256
area_land_km2 = 3254
area_water_sq_mi = 94
area_water_km2 = 243
area percentage = 6.95%
census yr = 2000
pop = 16196
density_sq_mi = 13
density_km2 = 5
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.sawyercountygov.org
named for =

Sawyer County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 16,196. Its county seat is HaywardGR|6. The county is named for Philetus Sawyer, who represented Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in the 19th century.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,350 square miles (3,497 km²), of which, 1,256 square miles (3,254 km²) of it is land and 94 square miles (243 km²) of it (6.95%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Bayfield County - north
*Ashland County - northeast
*Price County - east
*Rusk County - south
*Barron County - southwest
*Washburn County - west
*Douglas County - northwest

National protected areas

* Chequamegon National Forest (part)
* Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 3593
1910= 6227
1920= 8243
1930= 8878
1940= 11540
1950= 10323
1960= 9475
1970= 9670
1980= 12843
1990= 14181
2000= 16196
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 16,196 people, 6,640 households, and 4,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 13,722 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.72% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 16.07% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.6% were of German, 7.8% Irish, 6.7% Norwegian, 5.9% Polish, 5.2% Swedish and 5.2% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.4% spoke English, 2.0% Ojibwa and 1.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 6,640 households out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 27.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.00 males.

Cities, villages, and towns

*Bass Lake
*Chief Lake
*Couderay (town)
*Couderay
*Draper
*Edgewater
*Exeland
*Hayward (city)
*Hayward (town)
*Hunter
*Lenroot
*Little Round Lake
*Meadowbrook
*Meteor
*New Post
*Ojibwa
*Radisson (town)
*Radisson
*Reserve
*Round Lake
*Sand Lake
*Spider Lake
*Weirgor
*Winter (town)
*Winter

References

External links

* [http://www.sawyercountygov.org/ Sawyer County]
* [http://www.lrgraf.com/ Chippewa Flowage Fishing Report]