Oneida County (Wisconsin)

The Oneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 35,998 inhabitants and a population density of 12.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Rhinelander, which was named after F. W. Rhinelander, a president of the Lake Shore and Western Railroad.

Geography

The County is located in northern Wisconsin and is about 35 miles from Michigan away. It has an area of ​​3201 square kilometers, of which 288 square kilometers are water surface.

From northeast to southwest, the county is drained by the headwaters of the Wisconsin River, a left tributary of the Mississippi.

At the Oneida County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Oneida County was formed in 1885 from parts of Lincoln County. It was named after the indigenous people of the Oneida, one of the six nations of the Iroquois.

Population

According to the census in 2010, lived in Oneida County 35,998 people in 16,226 households. The population density was 12.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 2.17 households lived statistically 16,226 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 96.7 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

17.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,181. The per capita income was $ 26,374. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Oneida County

City:

  • Rhinelander

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Lake Tomahawk
  • Minocqua
  • Three Lakes
  • Woodruff

Other Unincorporated communities

  • Clearwater Lake
  • Clifford1
  • Crescent Corner
  • Enterprise
  • Fees
  • Goodnow
  • Harshaw
  • Hazelhurst
  • Jennings
  • Lake George
  • Lennox
  • Malvern
  • McCord2
  • McNaughton
  • Monico
  • Newbold
  • Pelican Lake
  • Pratt Junction
  • Rantz
  • Roosevelt
  • Starks
  • Sugar Camp
  • Sunflower
  • Tripoli2
  • Woodboro

1 - partially in Lincoln and in Price County 2 - partially in Lincoln County

Structure

The Oneida County is divided into 20 Towns adjacent to the city Rhinelander:

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