Forest County (Wisconsin)
The Forest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 9304 inhabitants and a population density of 3.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Crandon, which was by Major Frank P. Crandon, a railway pioneer, named.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme northeast of Wisconsin, bordered to the north Michigan and has an area of 2710 square kilometers, of which 84 square kilometers are water surface. At the Forest County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Forest County was formed on 11 April 1885 parts of the Langlade County and Oconto County.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Forest County 9304 people in 3853 households. The population density was 3.5 people per square kilometer. In the 3853 households lived statistically 2.35 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 82.3 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 13.8 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,215. The per capita income was $ 20,684. 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
The much higher compared to the national average percentage of Indian population is due to the two Indian reservations Forest County Potawatomi Community of Potawatomi and Sokaogon Chippewa Community of the Anishinabe.
Places in Forest County
City
- Crandon
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Argonne
- Laona
- Mole Lake
- Newald
- Wabeno
Other Unincorporated communities
- Alvin
- Armstrong Creek
- Atkins
- Blackwell
- Blackwell Junction
- Bonneval
- Carter
- Cavour
- Hiles
- Laona Junction
- Nashville
- Nelma
- Padus
- Popple River
- Soperton
- Wisconsin Junction
- Woodlawn
Structure
The Forest County is divided into 14 Towns in addition to the City of Crandon: