Bayfield County, Wisconsin
The Bayfield Countyist a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 15,014 inhabitants and a population density of 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The office of the Administrator ( County Seat) is Washburn.
Geography
The County is located in northern Wisconsin on the south shore of Lake Superior, the largest of the five Great Lakes. It has a total area of 5288 square kilometers ( 27.69 percent) spread over 3823 square kilometers of land and 1464 square kilometers of water. The Bayfield County is bordered by the following Nachbarcountys:
1 - maritime boundary in Lake Superior
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Bayfield County 15,014 people in 6852 households. The population density was 3.9 people per square kilometer. In the 6852 households lived statistically 2.18 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 86.4 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 10.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
18.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.3 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 44,190. The per capita income was $ 24,502. 13.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Bayfield County
Citys
- Ashland1
- Bayfield
- Washburn
Village
- Mason
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Cable
- Cornucopia
- Drummond
- Grandview
- Herbster
- Iron River
- Port Wing
Other Unincorporated communities
- Ashland Junction
- Bark Point
- Barksdale
- Benoit
- Delta
- Ino
- Lake Owen
- Leonards
- Moquah
- Muskeg
- Namekagon
- Oulu
- Pike River
- PureAir
- Wheel track
- Red Cliff
- Salmo
- Sand Bay
- Sioux
- Sutherland
- Topside
- Wills
1 - predominantly in Ashland County
Structure
The Bayfield County is divided in addition to the four incorporated municipalities in 25 Towns: