Langlade County, Wisconsin

Langlade County
	Langlade County, Wisconsin
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Founded	1879 (as New Langlade)
Named for	Charles de Langlade
Seat	Antigo
Largest City	Antigo
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 888 sq mi (2,300 km²); 873 sq mi (2,260 km²); 15 sq mi (31 km²), 43.28%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 20,740; 24/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.langlade.wi.us

Langlade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 20,740. Its county seat is Antigo.^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 888 square miles (2,299.9 km²), of which 873 square miles (2,261.1 km²) is land and 15 square miles (38.8 km²) (1.71%) is water. The highest point in the county is at the foot of the Basswood Lookout Tower west of Summit Lake (elev:1857')

[edit] Adjacent counties

Oneida County - northwest
Forest County - northeast
Oconto County - east
Menominee County - southeast
Shawano County - south
Marathon County - southwest
Lincoln County - west

[edit] Major highways

[edit] National protected area

Nicolet National Forest (part)

[edit] Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Langlade County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	12,553	—
1910	17,062	35.9%
1920	21,471	25.8%
1930	21,544	0.3%
1940	23,227	7.8%
1950	21,975	−5.4%
1960	19,916	−9.4%
1970	19,220	−3.5%
1980	19,978	3.9%
1990	19,505	−2.4%
2000	20,740	6.3%
2010	19,977	−3.7%
WI Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 20,740 people, 8,452 households, and 5,814 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 11,187 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.93% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.4% were of German, 8.6% Polish, 6.2% Irish and 5.8% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 8,452 households out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.