Editing Price County, Wisconsin

{{Short description|County in Wisconsin, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Price County
 | state                = Wisconsin
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1882
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Phillips
 | largest city wl      = Park Falls
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1278
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 1254
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 24
 | area percentage      = 1.9%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 14054
 | population_density_sq_mi = 11.2
 | population_footnotes = <ref name="2020-census-55099" />
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 14102 {{gain}}
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = www.co.price.wi.us
 | named for            = [[William T. Price]]
 | ex image             = Price County Courthouse.JPG
 | ex image cap         = Price County courthouse
 | district             = 7th
}}
[[File:Timms Hill, Wisconsin.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Timms Hill]], the highest natural point in Wisconsin, at 1951.5 feet, is located in the Town of Hill, Price County.]]

'''Price County''' is a [[county (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 14,054.<ref name="2020-census-55099" /> Its [[county seat]] is [[Phillips, Wisconsin|Phillips]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
Price County was created on March 3, 1879, when Wisconsin Governor [[William E. Smith (politician)|William E. Smith]] signed legislation creating the county. The county was later organized in 1882.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies|website=Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]|date=2007|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414132220/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[William T. Price]] (1824–1886), for whom Price County was named,<ref>{{cite news|title=Here's How Iron Got Its Name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/909510/wisconsin_county_names/|newspaper=The Rhinelander Daily News|date=June 16, 1932|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 24, 2014}} {{Open access}}</ref> was President of the [[Wisconsin Senate]] and an early logger in Price County; he later was elected to the U.S. Congress.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000534 William Thompson Price], ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.</ref> The county was formed from portions of [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa]] and [[Lincoln County, Wisconsin|Lincoln]] counties.

The first white settler in what is now Price County was Major Isaac Stone, who located on the [[Spirit River (Wisconsin)|Spirit River]] in 1860 to engage in lumbering.<ref>''Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin'', A. Warner, 1891–1892, p. 353.</ref> Price County continues today to be a large producer of raw timber.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.co.price.wi.us/188/Timber-Sales|title = Timber Sales &#124; Price County, WI - Official Website}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1278|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1254|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|24|sqmi}} (1.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 8, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The highest natural point in Wisconsin, [[Timms Hill]] at {{convert|1,951|ft|m}}, is located in Price County.

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland]] - northwest
* [[Iron County, Wisconsin|Iron]] - northeast
* [[Lincoln County, Wisconsin|Lincoln]] - southeast
* [[Oneida County, Wisconsin|Oneida]] - east
* [[Rusk County, Wisconsin|Rusk]] - west
* [[Sawyer County, Wisconsin|Sawyer]] - west
* [[Taylor County, Wisconsin|Taylor]] - south
* [[Vilas County, Wisconsin|Vilas]] - northeast
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===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 8.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 8]]
* [[Image:WIS 13.svg|20px]] [[Highway 13 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 70.svg|20px]] [[Highway 70 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 86.svg|20px]] [[Highway 86 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 102.svg|20px]] [[Highway 102 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 111.svg|20px]] [[Highway 111 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 182.svg|20px]] [[Highway 182 (Wisconsin)]]
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===Railroads===
*[[Watco]]

===Buses===
*[[Bay Area Rural Transit]]

===Airports===
* KPBH - [[Price County Airport]]
* KPKF - [[Park Falls Municipal Airport]]
* 5N2  - [[Prentice Airport]]

===National protected area===
* [[Chequamegon National Forest]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 785
|1890= 5258
|1900= 9106
|1910= 13795
|1920= 18517
|1930= 17284
|1940= 18467
|1950= 16344
|1960= 14370
|1970= 14520
|1980= 15788
|1990= 15600
|2000= 15822
|2010= 14159
|2020= 14054
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55099.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905192245/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55099.html|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020-census-55099" />
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020-census-55099">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Price County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US55099&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 11, 2022}}</ref> the population was 14,054. The [[population density]] was {{convert|11.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 10,735 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the county was 94.2% White, 0.9% Pacific Islander, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.5% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.3% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

===2000 census===
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Price County, Wisconsin age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|2000 Census age pyramid for Price County]]}}

As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> [[2000 United States census|of 2000]], there were 15,822 people, 6,564 households, and 4,417 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|13|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 9,574 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.22% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.4% were of [[German people|German]], 6.5% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 5.9% [[swedish people|Swedish]], 5.4% [[Polish people|Polish]], 5.2% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5% [[Czech people|Czech]] ancestry.

There were 6,564 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99 males.

In 2017, there were 127 births, giving a general fertility rate of 71.4 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 13th highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |title=Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables |access-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619175940/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Communities==
[[File:Phillips Wisconsin.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Phillips, Wisconsin]] is located in Price County.]]

===Cities===
* [[Park Falls, Wisconsin|Park Falls]]
* [[Phillips, Wisconsin|Phillips]] (county seat)

===Villages===
* [[Catawba, Wisconsin|Catawba]]
* [[Kennan, Wisconsin|Kennan]]
* [[Prentice, Wisconsin|Prentice]]

===Towns===
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* [[Catawba (town), Wisconsin|Catawba]]
* [[Eisenstein, Wisconsin|Eisenstein]]
* [[Elk, Wisconsin|Elk]]
* [[Emery, Wisconsin|Emery]]
* [[Fifield, Wisconsin|Fifield]]
* [[Flambeau, Price County, Wisconsin|Flambeau]]
* [[Georgetown, Price County, Wisconsin|Georgetown]]
* [[Hackett, Wisconsin|Hackett]]
* [[Harmony, Price County, Wisconsin|Harmony]]
* [[Hill, Wisconsin|Hill]]
* [[Kennan (town), Wisconsin|Kennan]]
* [[Knox, Wisconsin|Knox]]
* [[Lake, Price County, Wisconsin|Lake]]
* [[Ogema, Wisconsin|Ogema]]
* [[Prentice (town), Wisconsin|Prentice]]
* [[Spirit, Wisconsin|Spirit]]
* [[Worcester, Wisconsin|Worcester]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
* [[Ogema (community), Wisconsin|Ogema]]

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Cranberry Lake, Wisconsin|Cranberry Lake]]
* [[Clifford, Wisconsin|Clifford]] (partial)
* [[Brantwood, Wisconsin|Brantwood]]
* [[Dover, Price County, Wisconsin|Dover]]
* [[Fifield (community), Wisconsin|Fifield]]
* [[Lugerville, Wisconsin|Lugerville]]
* [[Pennington, Wisconsin|Pennington]]
* [[Spirit (community), Wisconsin|Spirit]]
* [[Worcester (community), Wisconsin|Worcester]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost towns/neighborhoods===
* [[Coolidge, Wisconsin|Coolidge]]
* [[Kaiser, Wisconsin|Kaiser]]
* [[Kennedy, Wisconsin|Kennedy]]
* [[Knox Mills, Wisconsin|Knox Mills]]
* Sassen

==Politics==
Price County was originally a Republican stronghold which became a swing county beginning in the [[Great Depression|Depression]] years. Recently, starting in 1988 it saw a Democratic trend through 2012 (with the exception of 2000). Several of these elections were particularly close; in 2004, Democrat [[John Kerry]] won the county by a narrow plurality of 37 votes. While the county swung strongly Democratic in 2008 to support [[Barack Obama]], the best such performance since 1964, in 2012 Obama lost ground and only carried the county by 3 votes. In 2016 the county swung hard to the right in support of [[Donald Trump]], who became the first Republican to carry it by over 60% since [[Warren G. Harding]] in 1920. Trump improved his margins in both 2020 and 2024.<ref>https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Price County, Wisconsin|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 662 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 290 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 75 votes, and [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate [[Arthur Reimer]] received 3 votes.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,763|3,005|88|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,394|3,032|120|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,559|2,667|342|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|3,884|3,887|130|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|3,461|4,559|174|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|4,312|4,349|102|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,136|3,413|381|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,545|3,523|1,322|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,654|3,575|2,321|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,450|3,987|60|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,289|3,479|84|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,028|3,595|548|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,204|4,028|167|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,694|2,831|267|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,096|2,794|636|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,406|4,289|10|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,555|3,382|20|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,028|2,778|42|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,376|3,048|67|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,952|3,373|460|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|3,258|3,515|46|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,879|4,042|172|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,215|5,098|339|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,023|4,114|322|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,210|2,223|109|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive (Wisconsin)|1,754|323|3,269|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,990|551|487|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,620|1,049|204|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|708|662|1,030|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,735|609|316|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,202|401|146|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,725|529|72|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,448|550|64|Wisconsin}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|1,099|876|117|Wisconsin}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Price County, Wisconsin]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.co.price.wi.us/ Price County]
* Old plat maps: [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/1797/rec/48 1873] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/1046/rec/8 1880] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/1460/rec/16 1888] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/19031/rec/5 1910] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/19155/rec/20 1920] [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/19851/rec/7 ca. 1925]
* [http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/price.pdf Price County map] at Wisconsin Department of Transportation
* [http://pricecountyhistoricalsociety.com Price County Historical Society]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Price County, Wisconsin
|North     =
|Northeast = [[Iron County, Wisconsin|Iron County]] and [[Vilas County, Wisconsin|Vilas County]]
|East      = [[Oneida County, Wisconsin|Oneida County]]
|Southeast = [[Lincoln County, Wisconsin|Lincoln County]]
|South     = [[Taylor County, Wisconsin|Taylor County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Sawyer County, Wisconsin|Sawyer County]] and [[Rusk County, Wisconsin|Rusk County]]
|Northwest = [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland County]]
}}

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