Washburn County, Wisconsin

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Shell Lake
largest city wl = Spooner
area_total_sq_mi = 853
area_total_km2 = 2209
area_land_sq_mi = 810
area_land_km2 = 2097
area_water_sq_mi = 43
area_water_km2 = 112
area percentage = 5.08%
census yr = 2000
pop = 16036
density_sq_mi = 20
density_km2 = 8
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.washburn.wi.us
named for =

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.GR|6

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.

Adjacent counties

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

National protected area

* Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 5521
1910= 8196
1920= 11377
1930= 11103
1940= 12496
1950= 11665
1960= 10301
1970= 10601
1980= 13174
1990= 13772
2000= 16036
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|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.

Cities, villages, and towns

*Barronett
*Bashaw
*Bass Lake
*Beaver Brook
*Birchwood (town)
*Birchwood
*Brooklyn
*Casey
*Chicog
*Crystal
*Evergreen
*Frog Creek
*Gull Lake
*Long Lake
*Madge
*Minong (town)
*Minong
*Sarona
*Shell Lake
*Spooner (town)
*Spooner
*Springbrook
*Stinnett
*Stone Lake
*Trego

References

External links

* [http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/ Official County Website ]
* [http://www.washburncounty.org/ Official County Tourism Website ]