Dunn County (Wisconsin)
The Dunn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 43 857 inhabitants and a population density of 19.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Menomonie, named after the Indian word for wild rice.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Wisconsin, is located about 50 km to the west from the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Minnesota. It has an area of 2238 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water surface.
In the southeast, flows through the Dunn County of Chippewa River, opens into the short before leaving the counties of the Red Cedar River from the right.
History
The Dunn County was formed in 1854 from parts of Chippewa County. It was named after Charles Dunn, an early chief justice of the Wisconsin Territory.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Dunn County 43 857 people in 16 348 households. The population density was 19.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 16 348 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 95.1 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 2.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
19.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 66.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 47,847. The per capita income was $ 22,242. 16.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
City
- Menomonie
Villages
- Boyceville
- Colfax
- Downing
- Elk Mound
- Ridgeland
- Wheeler
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Downsville
- Tainter Lake
Unincorporated communities
- Baxter
- Caryville
- Cedar Falls
- Comfort
- Connorsville
- Dunnville
- Eau Galle
- Falls City
- Graytown1
- Hatchville2
- Irvington
- Meridean
- Norton
- Red Cedar
- Rock Falls
- Rusk
- Sand Creek
- Weston
1 - partially in Barron County 2 - partially in Pierce and St. Croix County