Richland County, Wisconsin

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


map size = 225
founded =
seat = Richland Center
area_total_sq_mi =589
area_land_sq_mi =586
area_water_sq_mi =3
area percentage = 0.54%
census yr = 2000
pop = 17924
density_km2 =12
web = www.co.richland.wi.us|

Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 17,924. Its county seat is Richland CenterGR|6, the birthplace of the iconic American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 589 square miles (1,526 km²), of which, 586 square miles (1,518 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.54%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Vernon County - north
*Sauk County - east
*Iowa County - southeast
*Grant County - southwest
*Crawford County - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 19483
1910= 18809
1920= 19823
1930= 19525
1940= 20381
1950= 19245
1960= 17684
1970= 17079
1980= 17476
1990= 17521
2000= 17924
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 17,924 people, 7,118 households, and 4,833 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 8,164 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.39% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.7% were of German, 12.5% Norwegian, 10.3% Irish, 9.5% English and 8.8% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.1% spoke English, 1.1% German and 1.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 7,118 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

Cities, villages, and towns

*Akan
*Bloom
*Boaz
*Buena Vista
*Cazenovia
*Dayton
*Eagle
*Forest
*Gotham
*Henrietta
*Ithaca
*Lone Rock
*Marshall
*Orion
*Richland Center
*Richland
*Richwood
*Rockbridge
*Sylvan
*Viola (partial)
*Westford
*Willow
*Yuba

Unincorporated communities

*Bosstown
*Gotham

References

External links

* [http://www.co.richland.wi.us/ Richland County website]