Forest County, Wisconsin

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


founded year = 1848
founded date =
seat wl = Crandon
largest city wl = Crandon
area_total_sq_mi = 1046
area_total_km2 = 2710
area_land_sq_mi = 1014
area_land_km2 = 2626
area_water_sq_mi = 32
area_water_km2 = 84
area percentage = 3.09%
census yr = 2000
pop = 10024
density_sq_mi = 10
density_km2 = 4
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.forest.wi.gov
named for =

Forest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 10,024. Its county seat is CrandonGR|6.

The Forest County Potawatomi Community and the Sokaogon Chippewa Community have reservations in Forest County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,046 square miles (2,710 km²), of which, 1,014 square miles (2,626 km²) of it is land and 32 square miles (84 km²) of it (3.09%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Florence County - northeast
*Marinette County - east
*Oconto County - southeast
*Langlade County - southwest
*Oneida County - west
*Vilas County - northwest
*Iron County, Michigan - north

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 1396
1910= 6782
1920= 9850
1930= 11118
1940= 11805
1950= 9437
1960= 7542
1970= 7691
1980= 9044
1990= 8776
2000= 10024
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,024 people, 4,043 households, and 2,769 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 8,322 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.86% White, 11.30% Native American, 1.18% Black or African American, 0.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.3% were of German, 11.4% Polish, 7.4% Irish and 5.4% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.5% spoke English, 1.4% Spanish and 1.0% Potawatomi as their first language.

Out of the 4,043 households, 29.20% have children under the age of 18, 54.00% have a married couple living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 13.20%, of individuals of 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution in the county's population is as follows: 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males.

Cities and towns

Cities

*Crandon

Towns

*Alvin
*Argonne
*Armstrong Creek
*Blackwell
*Caswell
*Crandon (town)
*Freedom
*Hiles
*Laona
*Lincoln
*Nashville
*Popple River
*Ross
*Wabeno

Unincorporated communities

*Laona
*Mole Lake

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References

External links

* [http://www.co.forest.wi.gov/ Forest County]
* [http://www.forestcountywi.com/ Forest County tourism]
* [http://www.fcpotawatomi.com/ Forest County Potawatomi]