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Forest County, Wisconsin




Forest County is a County located in the State of Wisconsin . As of 2000 , the population is 10,024. Its County Seat is Crandon 6 .

The Potawatomi Community has a reservation in Forest County.


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,710 Km&2 (1,046 Mi&2 ). 2,626 km&2 (1,014 mi&2) of it is land and 84 km&2 (32 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.09% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 10,024 people, 4,043 households, and 2,769 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 4/km&2 (10/mi&2). There were 8,322 housing units at an average density of 3/km&2 (8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 85.86% White , 11.30% Native American , 1.18% Black or African American , 0.17% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.23% from Other Races , and 1.22% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Out of the 4,043 households, 29.20% have children under the age of 18, 54.00% have a Married Couple living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 13.20%, of individuals of 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution in the county's population is as follows: 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males.


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