Washburn County, Wisconsin

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Washburn County, Wisconsin
Map
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Shell Lake
Largest city	Spooner
Area - Total - Land - Water	853 sq mi (2,209 km²) 810 sq mi (2,097 km²) 43 sq mi (112 km²), 5.08%
Population - (2000) - Density	16,036 20/sq mi (8/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.co.washburn.wi.us

Washburn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 16,036. Its county seat is Shell Lake.^[1]

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 853 square miles (2,209 km²), of which, 810 square miles (2,097 km²) of it is land and 43 square miles (112 km²) of it (5.08%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Douglas County - north
Bayfield County - northeast
Sawyer County - east
Rusk County - southeast
Barron County - south
Burnett County - west

[edit] Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Washburn County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	5,521	—
1910	8,196	48.5%
1920	11,377	38.8%
1930	11,103	−2.4%
1940	12,496	12.5%
1950	11,665	−6.7%
1960	10,301	−11.7%
1970	10,601	2.9%
1980	13,174	24.3%
1990	13,772	4.5%
2000	16,036	16.4%
WI Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 16,036 people, 6,604 households, and 4,530 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 10,814 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.27% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.9% were of German, 11.4% Norwegian, 7.0% Irish, 6.2% Swedish, 6.1% English and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 6,604 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% 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 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] References

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Washburn County, Wisconsin

County seat: Shell Lake

Cities	Shell Lake \| Spooner

Towns	Barronett \| Bashaw \| Bass Lake \| Beaver Brook \| Birchwood \| Brooklyn \| Casey \| Chicog \| Crystal \| Evergreen \| Frog Creek \| Gull Lake \| Long Lake \| Madge \| Minong \| Sarona \| Spooner \| Springbrook \| Stinnett \| Stone Lake \| Trego

Villages	Birchwood \| Minong