Price County, Wisconsin

Price County was created on March 3, 1879, when Wisconsin Governor William E. Smith signed legislation creating the county. The county was later organized in 1882.{{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 15, 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}} William T. Price (1824–1886), for whom Price County was named,{{cite news|title=Here's How Iron Got Its Name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/909510/wisconsin_county_names/|newspaper=The Rhinelander Daily News|date=June 16, 1932|page=2|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = August 24, 2014}} {{Open access}} was President of the Wisconsin Senate and an early logger in Price County; he later was elected to the U.S. Congress.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000534 William Thompson Price], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The county was formed from portions of Chippewa and Lincoln counties.

The first white settler in what is now Price County was Major Isaac Stone, who located on the Spirit River in 1860 to engage in lumbering.Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin, A. Warner, 1891–1892, p. 353. Price County continues today to be a large producer of raw timber.{{Cite web|url=https://www.co.price.wi.us/188/Timber-Sales|title = Timber Sales | Price County, WI - Official Website}}

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1278|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1254|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|24|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 8, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}} The highest natural point in Wisconsin, Timms Hill at {{convert|1,951|ft|m}}, is located in Price County.

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• Ashland - northwest
• Iron - northeast
• Lincoln - southeast
• Oneida - east
• Rusk - west
• Sawyer - west
• Taylor - south
• Vilas - northeast

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• 20px U.S. Highway 8
• 20px Highway 13 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 70 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 86 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 102 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 111 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 182 (Wisconsin)

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• Watco

• Bay Area Rural Transit

• KPBH - Price County Airport
• KPKF - Park Falls Municipal Airport
• 5N2 - Prentice Airport

• Chequamegon National Forest (part)

{{US Census population

|1880= 785

|1890= 5258

|1900= 9106

|1910= 13795

|1920= 18517

|1930= 17284

|1940= 18467

|1950= 16344

|1960= 14370

|1970= 14520

|1980= 15788

|1990= 15600

|2000= 15822

|2010= 14159

|2020= 14054

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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 8, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 8, 2015}} 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 8, 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 8, 2015}} 2010{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55099.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905192245/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55099.html|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}} 2020

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As of the census of 2020,{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Price County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US55099&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 14,054. The population density was {{convert|11.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 10,735 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.2% White, 0.9% Pacific Islander, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.5% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.3% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

{{Stack|Image:USA Price County, Wisconsin age pyramid.svg}}

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 15,822 people, 6,564 households, and 4,417 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|13|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 9,574 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.22% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.4% were of German, 6.5% Norwegian, 5.9% Swedish, 5.4% Polish, 5.2% Irish and 5% Czech ancestry.

There were 6,564 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99 males.

In 2017, there were 127 births, giving a general fertility rate of 71.4 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 13th 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 20, 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 }}

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• Park Falls
• Phillips (county seat)

• Catawba
• Kennan
• Prentice

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• Catawba
• Eisenstein
• Elk
• Emery
• Fifield
• Flambeau
• Georgetown
• Hackett
• Harmony
• Hill
• Kennan
• Knox
• Lake
• Ogema
• Prentice
• Spirit
• Worcester

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• Ogema

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• Cranberry Lake
• Clifford (partial)
• Brantwood
• Dover
• Fifield
• Lugerville
• Pennington
• Spirit
• Worcester

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• Coolidge
• Kaiser
• Kennedy
• Knox Mills
• Sassen

{{PresHead|place=Price County, Wisconsin|source1={{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=February 8, 2021}}|source2=The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 662 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 290 votes, Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin received 75 votes, and Independent candidate Arthur Reimer received 3 votes.}}

{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,763|3,005|88|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,394|3,032|120|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,559|2,667|342|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|3,884|3,887|130|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|3,461|4,559|174|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|4,312|4,349|102|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,136|3,413|381|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,545|3,523|1,322|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,654|3,575|2,321|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,450|3,987|60|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,289|3,479|84|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,028|3,595|548|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,204|4,028|167|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,694|2,831|267|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,096|2,794|636|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,406|4,289|10|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,555|3,382|20|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,028|2,778|42|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,376|3,048|67|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,952|3,373|460|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|3,258|3,515|46|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,879|4,042|172|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,215|5,098|339|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,023|4,114|322|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,210|2,223|109|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1924|Progressive (Wisconsin)|1,754|323|3,269|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,990|551|487|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,620|1,049|204|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1912|Republican|708|662|1,030|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,735|609|316|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,202|401|146|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,725|529|72|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,448|550|64|Wisconsin}}

{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|1,099|876|117|Wisconsin}}

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Price County, Wisconsin

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• [http://www.co.price.wi.us/ Price County]
• Old plat maps: [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/1797/rec/48 1873] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/1046/rec/8 1880] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/1460/rec/16 1888] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/19031/rec/5 1910] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/19155/rec/20 1920] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/19851/rec/7 ca. 1925]
• [http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/price.pdf Price County map] at Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• [http://pricecountyhistoricalsociety.com Price County Historical Society]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Price County, Wisconsin

|North =

|Northeast = Iron County and Vilas County

|East = Oneida County

|Southeast = Lincoln County

|South = Taylor County

|Southwest =

|West = Sawyer County and Rusk County

|Northwest = Ashland County

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Category:1882 establishments in Wisconsin

Category:Populated places established in 1882