Richland County, Wisconsin
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| Richland County, Wisconsin | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1842 |
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| Seat | Richland Center |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
589 sq mi (1,526 km²) 586 sq mi (1,518 km²) 3 sq mi (8 km²), 0.54% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
17,924 31/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Website: www.co.richland.wi.us | |
Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, 17,924 people lived there. Its county seat is Richland Center.[1]
Geography[change | change source]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 19,483 |
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| 1910 | 18,809 | −3.5% | |
| 1920 | 19,823 | 5.4% | |
| 1930 | 19,525 | −1.5% | |
| 1940 | 20,381 | 4.4% | |
| 1950 | 19,245 | −5.6% | |
| 1960 | 17,684 | −8.1% | |
| 1970 | 17,079 | −3.4% | |
| 1980 | 17,476 | 2.3% | |
| 1990 | 17,521 | 0.3% | |
| 2000 | 17,924 | 2.3% | |
| 2010 | 18,021 | 0.5% | |
| WI Counties 1900-1990 | |||
The county has a total area of 589 square miles (1,530 km2). Of this 586 square miles (1,520 km2) is land and 3 square miles (7.8 km2) (0.54%) is water.
Cities, villages, and towns[change | change source]
- Akan
- Bloom
- Boaz
- Buena Vista
- Cazenovia
- Dayton
- Eagle
- Forest
- Henrietta
- Ithaca
- Lone Rock
- Marshall
- Orion
- Richland Center
- Richland
- Richwood
- Rockbridge
- Sylvan
- Viola (partial)
- Westford
- Willow
- Yuba
Unincorporated communities[change | change source]
- Ash Ridge
- Aubrey
- Balmoral
- Basswood
- Bear Valley
- Bloom City
- Bosstown
- Buck Creek
- Bunker Hill
- Byrds Creek
- Eagle Corners
- Excelsior
- Germantown
- Gillingham
- Gotham
- Hub City
- Ithaca
- Jimtown
- Keyesville
- Loyd
- Neptune
- Nevels Corners
- Rockbridge
- Port Andrew
- Sabin
- Sand Prairie
- Sextonville
- Sylvan
- Tavera
- Tunnelville (partial)
- Twin Bluffs
- West Lima
- Westport
- Wild Rose
- Woodstock
Ghost towns[change | change source]
Images[change | change source]
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Sign marking entrance into Richland County
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Richland County website
- Richland County Health and Demographic Data
- History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin
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