Ashland County, Wisconsin

Ashland County, Wisconsin

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


founded year = 1860
founded date =
seat wl = Ashland
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 2294
area_total_km2 = 5941
area_land_sq_mi = 1044
area_land_km2 = 2703
area_water_sq_mi = 1250
area_water_km2 = 3237
area percentage = 54.49%
census yr = 2000
pop = 16866
density_sq_mi = 16.16
density_km2 = 6.24
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.ashland.wi.us/
named for = Henry Clay's farm Ashland.

Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County. [ [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=9327&search_term=la+pointe+county Wisconsin History: La Pointe County (obsolete)] ] As of 2000, the population is 16,866. Its county seat is AshlandGR|6.

History

Ashland County was named in honor of Henry Clay's farm Ashland.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,294 square miles (5,941 km²), of which, 1,044 square miles (2,703 km²) of it is land and 1,250 square miles (3,237 km²) of it (54.49%) is water. The Apostle Islands are a small group of islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula with the majority of the islands located in Ashland County — only Sand, York and Raspberry Islands are in Bayfield County.

Adjacent counties

*Iron County – east
*Price County – southeast
*Sawyer County – southwest
*Bayfield County – northwest

National protected area

* Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (part)
* Chequamegon National Forest (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 20176
1910= 21965
1920= 24538
1930= 21054
1940= 21801
1950= 19461
1960= 17375
1970= 16743
1980= 16783
1990= 16307
2000= 16866
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990]
As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 16,866 people, 6,718 households, and 4,279 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 8,883 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.10% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 10.35% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 27.8% were of German, 8.4% Finnish, 7.4% Polish, 7.4% Norwegian, 7.3% Swedish and 5.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.6% spoke English as their first language. The reservation of the Bad River Chippewa Band is partially located in the county.

There were 6,718 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.30% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% 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 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

Cities, villages, and towns

Cities

*Ashland
*Mellen

Villages

*Butternut

Towns

Unincorporated communities

*Glidden

References

External links

* [http://www.co.ashland.wi.us/ Ashland County]
* [http://www.wibeaches.us Wisconsin Beach Health Website]


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