Barron County, Wisconsin

The Barron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 45,870 inhabitants and a population density of 20.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Barron.

Geography

The County is located in northwestern Wisconsin and in the West is about 45 km from the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Minnesota. It has an area of ​​2305 square kilometers, of which 70 square kilometers are water surface.

From north to south the county is drained by the Red Cedar River, a tributary of the opening into the Mississippi Chippewa River.

At the Barron County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Barron County was formed in 1859 from parts of Polk County and the defunct Dallas County. It was named, as well as the district capital, according to Henry D. Barron, an American judge and politician.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Barron County 45,870 people in 19,265 households. The population density was 20.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 19,265 households lived statistically 2.35 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,806. The per capita income was $ 23,267. 11.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Barron County

Citys

• Barron
• Chetek
• Cumberland
• Rice Lake

Villages

• Almena
• Cameron
• Dallas
• Haugen

• New Auburn1
• Prairie Farm
• Turtle lake2

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Barrone

Other Unincorporated communities

• Angus
• Arland
• Brill
• Campia
• Canton
• Comstock

• Dobie
• Graytown3
• Hillsdale
• Horseman
• Lehigh
• Mikana

• Poskin
• Reeve
• Sumner
• Tuscobia
• Twin Town
• Wickware

Structure

The Barron County is divided in addition to the City's four and seven in 25 Villages Towns: