Richland County (Wisconsin)
The Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 18,021 inhabitants and a population density of 11.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Richland Center.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Wisconsin on the north shore of the Wisconsin River, a left tributary of the Mississippi. In the West, the County about 50 miles from Iowa and to the south about 80 km from Illinois is removed. It has an area of 1526 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers of water are. At the Richland County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Richland County was formed in 1842 from parts of Iowa County. It was named after the ( rich ) good farmland.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Richland County 18,021 people in 7510 households. The population density was 11.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7510 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 44,326. The per capita income was $ 21,913. 10.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Richland County
City
- Richland Center
Villages
- Boaz
- Cazenovia1
- Lone Rock
- Viola2
- Yuba
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Gotham
- Sextonville
Other Unincorporated communities
- Ash Ridge
- Aubrey
- Balmoral
- Basswood
- Bear Valley
- Bloom City
- Boss Town
- Buck Creek
- Bunker Hill
- Byrds Creek
- Eagle Corners
- Excelsior
- Five Points
- German Town
- Gillingham
- Hub City
- Ithaca
- Jimtown
- Keyesville
- Loyd
- Neptune
- Nevels Corners
- Orion
- Port Andrew
- Rockbridge
- Sabin
- Sand Prairie
- Sylvan
- Tavera
- Tunnelville2
- Twin Bluffs
- West Lima
- Westport
- Wild Rose
- Woodstock
1 - partially in Sauk County 2 - partially in Vernon County
Structure
The Richland County is divided into 16 Towns in addition to the six incorporated municipalities: