Florence County, Wisconsin

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Florence County is one of the 72 county of Wisconsin, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. The county has a population of 5088 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 4652, It is second least populous county in Wisconsin. It has total area of 497.46 sq mi (1288.42 square kilometre), of which, 488.03 square miles (1263.99 square kilometre) of it is land and 9.43 square miles (24.42 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the eighth smallest by area in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.


As of the census of 2000, there were 5088 people in the county, organized into 2133 households, and 1441 families living in the county. The population density was 10.4 people per square mile (4.02/kmē), it is fourth least densely populated county in Wisconsin. There were 4239 housing units at an average density of 8.7 per square mile (3.36/kmē). The average household size was 2.35 people, and the average family size was 2.87 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 4652, The racial makeup of the county was 98.02% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.54% American Indian, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.92% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34750, it would be the 17th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The median income for a family in the county was $40840, it would be the 12th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The per capita income for the county was $18328, it would be the 38th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

In 2000, 1077 pupils and students, of which 52.92% are male and 47.08% are female, 21.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.48% nursery or pri school, 6.31% kindergarten, 52.83% elementary school, 27.67% high school and 7.71% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5088
April 2000 Estimate	5088
July 2000 Estimate	5088
July 2001 Estimate	5052
July 2002 Estimate	5103
July 2003 Estimate	4996
July 2004 Estimate	4933
July 2005 Estimate	4862
July 2006 Estimate	4840
July 2007 Estimate	4744
July 2008 Estimate	4652

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	37	22	59
Kindergarten	33	35	68
Elementary school	304	265	569
High school	173	125	298
College or graduate school	23	60	83

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Florence County, Wisconsin	$34750	$40840	$18328
Wisconsin, United States	$43791	$52911	$21271
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587