Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Sawyer County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin in the United States. In the census in 2010, the County had 16,557 inhabitants and a population density of 5.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hayward, named after Anthony Judson Hayward, who owned the only sawmill in the area.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Wisconsin and has an area of 3497 square kilometers, of which 243 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Sawyer County was formed in 1883 from parts of Ashland County and Chippewa County. It was named for Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senator.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Sawyer County 16,196 people in 6,640 households. 4,581 families lived in the county. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 81.72 percent White, 0.31 percent African Americans, 16.07 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.35 percent from other races groups; 1.23 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.90 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 6,640 households out of which 27.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers. 31.0 percent were non-families. 26.2 percent of all households and 11.7 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size is 2.86 people.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.0 percent between 18 to 24, 24.6 percent between 25 and 44, 27.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males.
Cities and Towns
- Chief Lake
- Couderay
- Exeland
- Hayward
- Little Round Lake
- New post
- Radisson
- Reserve
- Winter