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Florence County, Wisconsin
Florence County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,558, making it the second-least populous county in Wisconsin after Menominee County. Its county seat is Florence. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Florence County is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Florence County was created by the legislature of 1882 from portions of Marinette County and Oconto County. The first white man to document his journey through Florence County was Thomas J. Cram, who surveyed northeast Wisconsin in 1840 and 1841. The region belonged to the Menominee tribe, who mingled with the Chippewa there. Florence County continued to be a region for hunting and trapping until the 1870s when iron was discovered in the region. The Florence mine was discovered in 1874 by H. D. Fisher. In 1879, Fisher named the mine and town after the wife of Nelson Powell Hulst, Florence Terry Hulst, establishing the name for the county as well.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 498 square miles (1,290 km2), of which 488 square miles (1,260 km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km2) (1.9%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 4,558. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6 people/km2) and there were 4,601 housing units at an average density of 9.4 units per square mile (3.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.6% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.3% from some other race, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.4% of the population.
The median age was 55.5 years, with 15.6% of residents under the age of 18 and 28.7% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 2,152 households in the county, of which 17.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.2% were married-couple households, 23.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Of the 4,601 housing units, 53.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 86.2% were owner-occupied and 13.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%.
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Florence County, Wisconsin
Florence County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,558, making it the second-least populous county in Wisconsin after Menominee County. Its county seat is Florence. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Florence County is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Florence County was created by the legislature of 1882 from portions of Marinette County and Oconto County. The first white man to document his journey through Florence County was Thomas J. Cram, who surveyed northeast Wisconsin in 1840 and 1841. The region belonged to the Menominee tribe, who mingled with the Chippewa there. Florence County continued to be a region for hunting and trapping until the 1870s when iron was discovered in the region. The Florence mine was discovered in 1874 by H. D. Fisher. In 1879, Fisher named the mine and town after the wife of Nelson Powell Hulst, Florence Terry Hulst, establishing the name for the county as well.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 498 square miles (1,290 km2), of which 488 square miles (1,260 km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km2) (1.9%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 4,558. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6 people/km2) and there were 4,601 housing units at an average density of 9.4 units per square mile (3.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.6% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.3% from some other race, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.4% of the population.
The median age was 55.5 years, with 15.6% of residents under the age of 18 and 28.7% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 2,152 households in the county, of which 17.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.2% were married-couple households, 23.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Of the 4,601 housing units, 53.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 86.2% were owner-occupied and 13.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%.
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