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Florence County, Wisconsin




  State Wisconsin
  Seat Wl Florence
  Area Mi 497
  Area Km 1,288
  Area Land Mi 488
  Area Land Km 1,264
  Area Water Mi 9
  Area Water Km 24
  Area Percentage 190%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 5,088
  Density Mi 10
  Density Km 4
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web wwwflorencewisconsincom


Florence County is a County located in the U.S. State of Wisconsin . As of 2000 , the population was 5,088. Its County Seat is Florence 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,288 Km&2 (497 Mi&2 ). 1,264 km&2 (488 mi&2) of it is land and 24 km&2 (9 mi&2) of it (1.90%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS


  1900 3197
  1910 3381
  1920 3602
  1930 3768
  1940 4177
  1950 3756
  1960 3437
  1970 3298
  1980 4172
  1990 4590
  2000 5088
  Footnote WI Counties 1900-1990


As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 5,088 people, 2,133 households, and 1,441 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 4/km&2 (10/mi&2). There were 4,239 housing units at an average density of 3/km&2 (9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.17% White , 0.16% Black or African American , 0.43% Native American , 0.28% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.14% from Other Races , and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.6% were of German , 11.6% Swedish , 8.4% Polish , 8.2% Italian , 6.6% French , 5.9% English , 5.4% French Canadian and 5.2% Irish ancestry.

There were 2,133 households out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were Married Couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 27.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 104.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.


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