Forest County, Wisconsin

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Forest County is a county located in the United States of Wisconsin. In 2000, the population was 10024. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 9846, making it the fifth least populous county in Wisconsin. Its area is just over 1046.4 square miles (2710.16 kmē), of which, 1014.05 square miles (2626.38 kmē) of it is land and 32.34 square miles (83.76 kmē) of it is water, it is the 19th largest by area in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.


As of the census of 2000, there were 10024 residents, 4043 households, and 2768 families in the county. The population density was 9.9 people per square mile (3.82/kmē), making it the second least densely populated county in Wisconsin. There were 8322 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.17/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.39 persons, and the average family size was 2.89 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 9846, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 84.58% White, 1.45% Black or African American, 12.35% American Indian, 0.18% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 1.39% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32023, it is fifth poorest county by median household income in Wisconsin. The median income for a family in the county was $38978, making its Wisconsin's fifth lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16451, it is Wisconsin's seventh poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2407 pupils and students, of which 1211 are male and 1196 are female, 24.01% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 140 nursery or pri school, 143 kindergarten, 1212 elementary school, 690 high school and 222 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Crandon City	Forest County	6.17	5.22	0.95	1961	375.8	14757	27125

Year	Population
April 2000 census	10024
April 2000 Estimate	10024
July 2000 Estimate	10040
July 2001 Estimate	9900
July 2002 Estimate	9879
July 2003 Estimate	9903
July 2004 Estimate	9990
July 2005 Estimate	9890
July 2006 Estimate	9847
July 2007 Estimate	9792
July 2008 Estimate	9846

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	65	75	140
Kindergarten	84	59	143
Elementary school	618	594	1212
High school	374	316	690
College or graduate school	70	152	222

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Forest County, Wisconsin	$32023	$38978	$16451
Wisconsin, United States	$43791	$52911	$21271
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587