Price County, Wisconsin

County in the United States

Price County, Wisconsin
Price County courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Founded	1882
Named for	William T. Price
Seat	Phillips
Largest city	Park Falls
Area
• Total	1,278 sq mi (3,310 km2)
• Land	1,254 sq mi (3,248 km2)
• Water	24 sq mi (62 km2), 1.9%
Population
• (2010)	14,159
• Density	11/sq mi (4/km2)
Congressional district	7th
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.co.price.wi.us

Timms Hill, the highest natural point in Wisconsin at 1951.5 feet is located in the Town of Hill, Price County.

Price County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,159.^[1] Its county seat is Phillips.^[2]

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    2.2 Major highways
    
  
  
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    2.3 Airports
    
  
  
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    2.4 National protected area
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  


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  4 Communities
  
  
  
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    4.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    4.2 Villages
    
  
  
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    4.3 Towns
    
  
  
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    4.4 Census-designated place
    
  
  
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    4.5 Unincorporated communities
    
  
  
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    4.6 Ghost towns/neighborhoods
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Politics
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

History

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.^[3]William T. Price (1824–1886), for whom Price County was named,^[4] was President of Wisconsin Senate and an early logger in Price County; he later was elected to the U.S. Congress.^[5] 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.^[6] Price County continues today to be a large producer of raw timber. ^[7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,278 square miles (3,310 km²), of which 1,254 square miles (3,250 km²) is land and 24 square miles (62 km²) (1.9%) is water.^[8] The highest natural point in Wisconsin, Timms Hill at 1,951 feet (595 m), is located in Price County.

Adjacent counties

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  Ashland County - northwest


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  Iron County - northeast


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  Lincoln County - southeast


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  Oneida County - east


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  Rusk County - west


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  Sawyer County - west


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  Taylor County - south


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  Vilas County - northeast

Major highways

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  U.S. Highway 8
  


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  Highway 13 (Wisconsin)
  


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  Highway 70 (Wisconsin)
  


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  Highway 86 (Wisconsin)
  


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  Highway 102 (Wisconsin)
  


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  Highway 111 (Wisconsin)
  


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  Highway 182 (Wisconsin)
  

Airports

• KPBH - Price County Airport
  


• KPKF - Park Falls Municipal Airport
  


• 5N2 - Prentice Airport
  

National protected area

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  Chequamegon National Forest (part)

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Price County

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	785		—
1890	5,258		569.8%
1900	9,106		73.2%
1910	13,795		51.5%
1920	18,517		34.2%
1930	17,284		−6.7%
1940	18,467		6.8%
1950	16,344		−11.5%
1960	14,370		−12.1%
1970	14,520		1.0%
1980	15,788		8.7%
1990	15,600		−1.2%
2000	15,822		1.4%
2010	14,159		−10.5%
Est. 2016	13,517	[9]	−4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790–1960[11] 1900–1990[12] 1990–2000[13] 2010–2014[1]

As of the census^[14] of 2000, there were 15,822 people, 6,564 households, and 4,417 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 9,574 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.22% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.60% 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 5.0% Czech ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 6,564 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% 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 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% 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 99.00 males.

Communities

Phillips, Wisconsin is located in Price County

Cities

• Park Falls


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  Phillips (county seat)

Villages

• Catawba


• Kennan


• Prentice

Towns

• Catawba


• Eisenstein


• Elk


• Emery


• Fifield


• Flambeau


• Georgetown


• Hackett


• Harmony


• Hill


• Kennan


• Knox


• Lake


• Ogema


• Prentice


• Spirit


• Worcester

Census-designated place

• Ogema

Unincorporated communities

• Cranberry Lake


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  Clifford (partial)


• Brantwood


• Dover


• Fifield


• Lugerville


• Pennington


• Spirit


• Worcester

Ghost towns/neighborhoods

• Coolidge


• Kaiser


• Kennedy


• Knox Mills

Politics

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[15]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	60.2% 4,559	35.2% 2,667	4.5% 342
2012	49.2% 3,884	49.2% 3,887	1.7% 130
2008	42.2% 3,461	55.6% 4,559	2.1% 174
2004	49.2% 4,312	49.6% 4,349	1.2% 102
2000	52.2% 4,136	43.0% 3,413	4.8% 381
1996	34.4% 2,545	47.7% 3,523	17.9% 1,322
1992	31.0% 2,654	41.8% 3,575	27.2% 2,321
1988	46.0% 3,450	53.2% 3,987	0.8% 60
1984	54.6% 4,289	44.3% 3,479	1.1% 84
1980	49.3% 4,028	44.0% 3,595	6.7% 548
1976	43.3% 3,204	54.4% 4,028	2.3% 167
1972	54.4% 3,694	41.7% 2,831	3.9% 267
1968	47.4% 3,096	42.8% 2,794	9.8% 636
1964	35.9% 2,406	64.0% 4,289	0.2% 10
1960	51.1% 3,555	48.6% 3,382	0.3% 20
1956	58.8% 4,028	40.6% 2,778	0.6% 42
1952	58.4% 4,376	40.7% 3,048	0.9% 67
1948	43.5% 2,952	49.7% 3,373	6.8% 460
1944	47.8% 3,258	51.6% 3,515	0.7% 46
1940	47.9% 3,879	49.9% 4,042	2.1% 172
1936	29.0% 2,215	66.6% 5,098	4.4% 339
1932	31.3% 2,023	63.7% 4,114	5.0% 322
1928	57.9% 3,210	40.1% 2,223	2.0% 109
1924	32.8% 1,754	6.0% 323	61.2% 3,269
1920	74.2% 2,990	13.7% 551	12.1% 487
1916	56.4% 1,620	36.5% 1,049	7.1% 204
1912	29.5% 708	27.6% 662	42.9% 1,030[16]
1908	65.2% 1,735	22.9% 609	11.9% 316
1904	80.1% 2,202	14.6% 401	5.3% 146
1900	74.2% 1,725	22.7% 529	3.1% 72
1896	70.2% 1,448	26.7% 550	3.1% 64
1892	52.5% 1,099	41.9% 876	5.6% 117

See also

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

References

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   ^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
   
   


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   ^ William Thompson Price, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
   


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   ^ Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin, A. Warner, 1891–1892, p. 353.
   


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   ^ https://www.co.price.wi.us/188/Timber-Sales
   


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   ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
   


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   ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
   


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    ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
    


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    ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
    


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    ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
    


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    ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
    


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    ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
    


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    ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
    


16. 
    ^ 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.
    

External links

• Price County


• 
  Price County map at Wisconsin Department of Transportation


• Price County Historical Society

Places adjacent to Price County, Wisconsin
Ashland County Iron County and Vilas County Sawyer County and Rusk County Price County, Wisconsin Oneida County Taylor County Lincoln County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Price County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Phillips
Cities	Park Falls Phillips
Villages	Catawba Kennan Prentice
Towns	Catawba Eisenstein Elk Emery Fifield Flambeau Georgetown Hackett Harmony Hill Kennan Knox Lake Ogema Prentice Spirit Worcester
CDP	Ogema
Unincorporated communities	Brantwood Clifford‡ Cranberry Lake Dover Fifield Lugerville Pennington Spirit Worcester
Ghost towns/neighborhoods	Coolidge Kaiser Kennedy Knox Mills
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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