Richland County, Wisconsin
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]
Richland County, Wisconsin | |
Map | |
Location in the state of Wisconsin | |
Wisconsin's location in the U.S. | |
Statistics | |
Founded | 1850 |
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Seat | Richland Center |
Largest City | Richland Center |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
589 sq mi (1,526 km²) 586 sq mi (1,518 km²) 3.1 sq mi (8 km²), 0.5% |
Population - (2010) - Density |
18,021 31/sq mi (12/km²) |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Website: http://co.richland.wi.us/index.shtml |
Geography
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1900 | 19,483 | ||
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
Unincorporated communities
- 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
Images
Richland County, Wisconsin Media
References
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Other websites
- Richland County website
- Richland County Health and Demographic Data Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°23′N 90°26′W / 43.38°N 90.43°W