From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wood County, Wisconsin
Wood County, Wisconsin
Wood County, Wisconsin
County, Major highways
• U.S. Highway 10
• Highway 13 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 34 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 54 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 73 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 80 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 97 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 173 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 186 (Wisconsin)
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Adjacent counties
• Marathon County - north
• Portage County - east
• Adams County - southeast
• Juneau County - south
• Jackson County - southwest
• Clark County - northwest
Wisconsin’s location in the U.S.
Founded 1856 Natural wildlife refuges
Seat Wisconsin Rapids • Mead Wildlife Area
Largest city Marshfield
Area Demographics
- Total 809 sq mi (2,095 km²)
- Land 793 sq mi (2,054 km²) Historical populations
- Water 17 sq mi (44 km²), 2.06% Census Pop. %±
Population 1900 25,865 —
- (2000)
2000) 75,555 1910 30,583 18.2%
- Density 95/sq mi (32/km²) 1920 34,643 13.3%
Website www.co.wood.wi.us 1930 37,865 9.3%
1940 44,465 17.4%
Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wis-
1950 50,500 13.6%
consin. As of 2000, the population was 75,555. Its county
1960 59,105 17.0%
seat is Wisconsin Rapids.[1] The United States Census
Bureau’s Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield Micropolitan Sta- 1970 65,362 10.6%
tistical Area includes all of Wood County. 1980 72,799 11.4%
1990 73,605 1.1%
Geography 2000 75,555 2.6%
2010 74,749 −1.1%
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a
WI Counties 1900-1990
total area of 809 square miles (2,100 km2), of which 793
square miles (2,050 km2) is land and 17 square miles As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 75,555 people,
(44 km2) (2.06%) is water. 30,135 households, and 20,491 families residing in the
county. The population density was 95 people per square
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wood County, Wisconsin
• Cary
• Cranmoor
• Dexter
• Grand Rapids
• Hansen
• Hewitt
• Hiles
• Lincoln
• Marshfield
• Marshfield (town)
• Milladore
• Milladore (town)
• Nekoosa
• Pittsville
• Port Edwards (town)
• Port Edwards
• Remington
• Richfield
• Rock
• Rudolph (town)
• Rudolph
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Wood County. • Saratoga
• Seneca
mile (37/km²). There were 31,691 housing units at an av- • Sherry
erage density of 40 per square mile (15/km²). The racial • Sigel
makeup of the county was 96.43% White, 0.27% Black or • Vesper
African American, 0.70% Native American, 1.61% Asian, • Wisconsin Rapids
0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.69% • Wood
from two or more races. 0.94% of the population were
Hispanic or Latino of any race. 50.8% were of German, Census-designated places
8.5% Polish, 6.2% Norwegian, 5.2% American and 5.1% Ir-
ish ancestry according to Census 2000. • Babcock
There were 30,135 households out of which 32.20% • Lake Wazeecha
had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70%
were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female Unincorporated communities
householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were
• Bakerville
non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of
• Bethel
individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who
• Blenker
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
• Dexterville
was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.
• Eight Corners
In the county the population was spread out with
• Kellner (partial)
25.70% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40%
• Lindsey
from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were
• Sherry
65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For
• Veedum
every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.
See also
Cities, villages, and towns • National Register of Historic Places listings in Wood
County, Wisconsin
• Arpin
• Arpin (town)
• Auburndale (town) References
• Auburndale
[1] "Find a County". National Association of Counties.
• Biron
http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/
• Cameron
FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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[2] "American FactFinder". United States Census Titles include: Durrie, Daniel S. (Daniel Steele), 1819-1892
Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved A History of Madison, the Capital of Wisconsin; Including
2008-01-31. the Four Lake Country (1874), A Standard History of Sauk
County, Wisconsin: Volume I (1918), A Standard History
External links of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Volume II (1918), Jones, Ge-
orge O. History of Wood County, Wisconsin (1923), Madi-
son, Dane County and Surrounding Towns; Being a His-
tory and Guide to Places of Scenic Beauty and Historical
Note ...(1877), and Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt, 1907- Our
County, our Story; Portage County, Wisconsin (1959).
• Wisconsin Rapids & Wood County History
A digital collection of books, pamphlets and photographs
from Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County and central Wis-
consin. Titles include: 100 years of pictorial & descriptive
history of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin by T. A.
[Theodore Asa] Taylor (1939); History of Wood County,
Wisconsin compiled by George O. Jones (1923); Grand
Rapids : descriptive of Grand Rapids, Wood County, and
the Wisconsin River by A. Decker (1907); Along the Wis-
consin River : descriptive of the Wisconsin River Valley,
County line sign along the Wisconsin River
its resources, industries and opportunities by A. Decker
(1907); Art work of the Wisconsin River Valley (1901);
• Wood County Central Wisconsin’s railroads : past and future by Ray
Specht (1981); and Wood County place names by Robert
Resources S. Rudolph.
Coordinates: 44°27′N 90°02′W / 44.45°N 90.04°W / 44.45;
• Local Histories of Dane, Portage, Wood, and Sauk
-90.04
Counties :
Six foundation volumes that document and present the
early history of Dane, Sauk, Wood, and Portage Counties.
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