Lincoln County, Wisconsin

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Lincoln County is a county in the United States of Wisconsin. The county has a population of 29641 as per the 2000 census data. In July 2008, its estimated population was 29499, giving it the 42nd largest population among Wisconsin's county. It covers total area of 907.05 mi˛ (2349.25 sq km), of which, 883.3 square miles (2287.74 sq km) of it is land and 23.75 square miles (61.51 sq km) of it is water, giving it the 29th largest by total area among Wisconsin's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 29641 people, 11721 households, and 8230 families residing in the county. The population density was 33.6 people per square mile (12.97/km˛), it would be the 45th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. There were 14681 housing units at an average density of 16.6 per square mile (6.41/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.46 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons. The population's age distribution was 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 29499, The racial makeup of the county was 97.46% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 0.52% American Indian, 0.66% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 0.81% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39120, it would be the 35th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The median income for a family in the county was $47469, it is the 33rd wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17940, making it the 45th highest county by per capita income in Wisconsin.

In 2000, 7154 pupils and students, of which 3575 are male and 3579 are female, 24.14% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 469 nursery or pri school, 401 kindergarten, 3337 elementary school, 2092 high school and 855 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	Merrill City	Lincoln County	7.53	7.04	0.49	10146	1441.7	17429	33098
2	Tomahawk City	Lincoln County	8.84	7.44	1.4	3770	506.8	17277	33986

Year	Population
April 2000 census	29641
April 2000 Estimate	29641
July 2000 Estimate	29702
July 2001 Estimate	29645
July 2002 Estimate	29789
July 2003 Estimate	29784
July 2004 Estimate	29895
July 2005 Estimate	29881
July 2006 Estimate	29704
July 2007 Estimate	29619
July 2008 Estimate	29499

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	270	199	469
Kindergarten	174	227	401
Elementary school	1673	1664	3337
High school	1134	958	2092
College or graduate school	324	531	855

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lincoln County, Wisconsin	$39120	$47469	$17940
Wisconsin, United States	$43791	$52911	$21271
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587