Langlade County, Wisconsin

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Langlade County

| state = Wisconsin

| seal =

| logo = Langlade logo.PNG

| founded year = 1879

| founded date = March 3

| seat wl = Antigo

| largest city wl = Antigo

| area_total_sq_mi = 888

| area_land_sq_mi = 871

| area_water_sq_mi = 17

| area percentage = 1.9%

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 19491

| population_density_sq_mi = 22.4

| population_footnotes =

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| population_est = 19404 {{loss}}

| time zone = Central

| footnotes =

| web = www.co.langlade.wi.us

| named for = Charles Michel de Langlade

| district = 7th

| ex image = Langlade County Courthouse Wisconsin 2.jpg

| ex image cap = Langlade County Courthouse in 2014

| founded title = Created

}}

Langlade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,491. Its county seat is Antigo.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}

History

Langlade County was created on March 3, 1879, as New County. It was renamed Langlade County, in honor of Charles de Langlade, on February 20, 1880, and fully organized on February 19, 1881.{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies|website=Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2007|access-date=August 14, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414132220/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}} The county's original borders extended northward from the top of Shawano County up to the Michigan state line. Between 1881 and 1885, the borders of Langlade County changed as nearby Lincoln and Shawano counties added or gave up area. Langlade lost its northernmost area along the Michigan border to Forest County when it was created in 1885.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapofus.org/wisconsin/ |title=State and County Maps of Wisconsin |date=March 19, 2015 |access-date=October 2, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319115443/http://www.mapofus.org/wisconsin/ |archive-date=March 19, 2015 }}

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|888|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|871|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|17|sqmi}} (1.9%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 5, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}} The highest point in the county is at the foot of the Basswood Lookout Tower, west of Summit Lake (elev: 1857').

=Adjacent counties=

Oneida County - northwest
Forest County - northeast
Oconto County - east
Menominee County - southeast
Shawano County - south
Marathon County - southwest
Lincoln County - west

=National protected area=

Nicolet National Forest (part)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1880= 685

|1890= 9465

|1900= 12553

|1910= 17062

|1920= 21471

|1930= 21544

|1940= 23227

|1950= 21975

|1960= 19916

|1970= 19220

|1980= 19978

|1990= 19505

|2000= 20740

|2010= 19977

|2020 = 19491

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 5, 2015}} 2010{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55067.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160750/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55067.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}} 2020

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=2020 census=

As of the census of 2020,{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Langlade County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US55067&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 11, 2022}} the population was 19,491. The population density was {{convert|22.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 12,138 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 93% White, 1.3% Native American, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 2.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

=2000 census=

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 20,740 people, 8,452 households, and 5,814 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 11,187 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.93% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.4% were of German, 8.6% Polish, 6.2% Irish and 5.8% American ancestry.

There were 8,452 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

In 2017, there were 196 births, giving a general fertility rate of 68.3 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 20th highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |title=Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619175940/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |url-status=dead }}

Transportation

=Major highways=

=Buses=

=Airport=

KAIG - Langlade County Airport

The county owns and operates the Langlade County Airport, which serves both the local and transient general aviation community.

Communities

Image:LangladeCountyFairgrounds.jpg]]

File:LangladeCountyWisconsinSign2009WIS55.jpg]]

File:LangladeCountyWelcomeSignWIS55.jpg

=City=

Antigo (county seat)

=Village=

White Lake

=Towns=

=Census-designated places=

=Unincorporated communities=

=Ghost towns/neighborhoods=

Politics

{{PresHead|place=Langlade County, Wisconsin|source={{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 9, 2020}}}}

{{PresRow|1924|Progressive (Wisconsin)|2,572|926|3,651|Wisconsin}}

Beginning in 1952, Langlade County has voted Republican in all but three presidential elections, backing Lyndon B. Johnson in his 1964 landslide, choosing Bill Clinton in 1996 with a prominent third party showing from Ross Perot keeping Clinton from obtaining a majority in the county, and narrowly supporting Barack Obama in 2008 by just 101 votes and less than a 1% margin of victory.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20060207005843/http://www.co.langlade.wi.us/ Langlade County government website]
[http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/langlade.pdf Langlade County map] from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
[http://www.langladehistory.com/ Langlade County Historical Society]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Langlade County, Wisconsin

|North =

|Northeast = Forest County

|East = Oconto County

|Southeast = Menominee County

|South = Shawano County

|Southwest = Marathon County

|West = Lincoln County

|Northwest = Oneida County

}}

Category:1881 establishments in Wisconsin