Florence County is a county

County (United States)

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 located in the U.S. state

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 of Wisconsin

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. As of 2000, the population was 5,088. Its county seat

County seat

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 is Florence.

Florence County is part of the Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, Michigan

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, MI

Michigan

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–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area

Iron Mountain micropolitan area

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.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 497 square miles (1,287.2 km²), of which 488 square miles (1,263.9 km²) is land and 9 square miles (23.3 km²) (1.90%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Iron County, Michigan
  Iron County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 13,138 people, 5,748 households, and 3,615 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 8,772 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...
  
   - north
• Dickinson County, Michigan
  Dickinson County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,472 people, 11,386 households, and 7,583 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 13,702 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...
  
   - east
• Marinette County, Wisconsin
  Marinette County, Wisconsin
  Marinette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 43,384. Its county seat is Marinette.Marinette County is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...
  
   - southeast
• Forest County, Wisconsin
  Forest County, Wisconsin
  Forest County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,304. Its county seat is Crandon.-Indian Reservations:...
  
   - south, west

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 5,088 people, 2,133 households, and 1,441 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 4,239 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.17% White

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, 0.16% Black

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 or African American

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, 0.43% Native American

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, 0.28% Asian

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, 0.02% Pacific Islander

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, 0.14% from other races

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, and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.45% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race. 25.6% were of German, 11.6% Swedish, 8.4% Polish, 8.2% Italian

Italian people

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, 6.6% French

French people

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, 5.9% English

English people

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, 5.4% French Canadian

French Canadian

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 and 5.2% Irish

Irish people

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 ancestry.

There were 2,133 households out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 27.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 104.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

Towns

Florence County is one of only two counties in Wisconsin with no incorporated communities, the other being Menominee County.

• Aurora
  Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin
  Aurora is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,186 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Aurora is located in the town...
  
  
• Commonwealth
  Commonwealth, Wisconsin
  Commonwealth is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 419 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Commonwealth is located in the town.-Geography:...
  
  
• Fence
  Fence, Wisconsin
  Fence is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 231 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Fence is located in the town.-Geography:...
  
  
• Fern
  Fern, Wisconsin
  Fern is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 153 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Fern is located in the town.-Geography:...
  
  
• Florence
• Homestead
  Homestead, Wisconsin
  Homestead is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 54.3 square miles , of which, 53.9 square miles of it is land and 0.5 square miles of it...
  
  
• Long Lake
  Long Lake, Florence County, Wisconsin
  Long Lake is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 197 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Long Lake is located in the town.-History:...
  
  
• Tipler
  Tipler, Wisconsin
  Tipler is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 205 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Tipler is located in the town.-Geography:...
  
  

Unincorporated communities

• Aurora
  Aurora (community), Florence County, Wisconsin
  Aurora is an unincorporated community in the town of Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. Aurora is located across the Menominee River from Kingsford; it is served by County Highway N....
  
  
• Commonwealth
  Commonwealth (community), Wisconsin
  Commonwealth is an unincorporated community in the town of Commonwealth, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. Commonwealth is south of Florence....
  
  
• Fence
  Fence (community), Wisconsin
  Fence is an unincorporated community in the town of Fence, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. Fence is located on County Highway C near Wisconsin Highway 101, southwest of Florence. Fence has a post office with ZIP code 54120....
  
  
• Fern
  Fern, Wisconsin
  Fern is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 153 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Fern is located in the town.-Geography:...
  
  
• Florence
• Hematite
  Hematite, Wisconsin
  Hematite is an unincorporated community located in the town of Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States....
  
  
• Long Lake
• Pulp
  Pulp, Wisconsin
  Pulp is an unincorporated community in the town of Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. Pulp is located along U.S. Route 2 and U.S. Route 141 north-northwest of Iron Mountain....
  
  
• Ridgetop
  Ridgetop, Wisconsin
  Ridgetop is an unincorporated community located in the town of Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States....
  
  
• Spread Eagle
  Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
  Spread Eagle is an unincorporated community in Florence County, in the town of Florence, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Transporation:...
  
  
• Tipler
  Tipler (community), Wisconsin
  Tipler is an unincorporated community in the town of Tipler, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. Tipler is located along Wisconsin Highway 70 west of Florence. The community is located within Nicolet National Forest....
  
  
• Tyran
  Tyran, Wisconsin
  Tyran is an unincorporated community located in the town of Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States....
  
  

See also

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

External links

• Florence County website