Price County, Wisconsin

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Phillips
largest city wl = Park Falls
area_total_sq_mi = 1278
area_total_km2 = 3311
area_land_sq_mi = 1253
area_land_km2 = 3244
area_water_sq_mi = 26
area_water_km2 = 67
area percentage = 2.02%
census yr = 2000
pop = 15822
density_sq_mi = 13
density_km2 = 5
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.price.wi.us
named for =

Price County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 15,822. Its county seat is PhillipsGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,278 square miles (3,311 km²), of which, 1,253 square miles (3,244 km²) of it is land and 26 square miles (67 km²) of it (2.02%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Ashland County - northwest
*Iron County - northeast
*Vilas County - northeast
*Oneida County - east
*Lincoln County - southeast
*Taylor County - south
*Rusk County - west
*Sawyer County - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 9106
1910= 13795
1920= 18517
1930= 17284
1940= 18467
1950= 16344
1960= 14370
1970= 14520
1980= 15788
1990= 15600
2000= 15822
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 15,822 people, 6,564 households, and 4,417 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 9,574 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.22% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.4% were of German, 6.5% Norwegian, 5.9% Swedish, 5.4% Polish, 5.2% Irish and 5.0% Czech ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 6,564 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males.

Cities, villages, and towns

*Catawba (town)
*Catawba
*Eisenstein
*Elk
*Emery
*Fifield
*Flambeau
*Georgetown
*Hackett
*Harmony
*Hill
*Kennan (town)
*Kennan
*Knox
*Lake
*Ogema
*Park Falls
*Phillips
*Prentice (town)
*Prentice
*Spirit
*Worcester

Unincorporated communities

*Brantwood

References

External links

* [http://www.co.price.wi.us/index.html Price County]
* [http://pricecountyhistoricalsociety.com Price County Historical Society]