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County:

Price County

State:

Wisconsin

FIPS Code:

55099

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

18.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

151,329

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

600,982

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

26.31

Chequamegon NF

151,329

% Water:

2.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

11

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,520

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,788

8.7%

6.8%

1.9%

1990:

15,600

-1.2%

-3.2%

2.0%

2000:

15,822

1.4%

3.7%

-2.3%

2005:

15,220

-3.8%

-1.5%

-2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,462

97.7%

0-to-19:

4,113

26.0%

Black:

16

0.1%

20-to-39:

3,365

21.3%

Hispanic:

116

0.7%

40-to-59:

4,528

28.6%

American Indian:

87

0.5%

60-plus:

3,816

24.1%

Other:

141

0.9%

Median Age:

41.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

12.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.0%

Median Family Income:

$42,837

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.7%

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