Dunn County, Wisconsin

Dunn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,857.[1] Its county seat is Menomonie.[2]

This article is about the county in Wisconsin. For the county in North Dakota, see Dunn County, North Dakota.
Dunn County
U.S. county
Dunn County Government Center, Menomonie
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°57′N 91°54′W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1857
Named forCharles Dunn
SeatMenomonie
Largest cityMenomonie
Area
 • Total864 sq mi (2,240 km2)
 • Land850 sq mi (2,200 km2)
 • Water14 sq mi (40 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total43,857
 • Estimate 
(2019)
45,368
 • Density51/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.dunn.wi.us

Dunn County comprises the Menomonie Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI Combined Statistical Area.

History

Dunn county was founded in 1854 from Chippewa County and organized in 1857.[3][4][5] It is named for Charles Dunn, the territory's first chief justice.[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 864 square miles (2,240 km2), of which 850 square miles (2,200 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (1.6%) is water.[7]

Adjacent counties

Major highways
  • Interstate 94
  • U.S. Highway 12
  • Highway 25 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 29 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 40 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 64 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 72 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 79 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 85 (Wisconsin)
  • Highway 170 (Wisconsin)

Airports

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18602,704—
18709,488250.9%
188016,81777.2%
189022,66434.8%
190025,04310.5%
191025,2600.9%
192026,9706.8%
193027,0370.2%
194027,3751.3%
195027,341−0.1%
196026,156−4.3%
197029,15411.5%
198034,31417.7%
199035,9094.6%
200039,85811.0%
201043,85710.0%
2019 (est.)45,368[8]3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790–1960[10] 1900–1990[11]
1990–2000[12] 2010–2019[1]
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Dunn County

As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 39,858 people, 14,337 households, and 9,261 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile (18/km2). There were 15,277 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.08% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 2.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.3% were of German, 22.6% Norwegian and 5.1% Irish ancestry. 95.7% spoke English, 1.6% Spanish and 1.5% Hmong as their first language.

There were 14,337 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.10% were married couples living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.40% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.30% under the age of 18, 19.80% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.20 males.

In 2017, there were 443 births, giving a general fertility rate of 47.7 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the fourth lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[14]

Communities
Old farmhouse in Dunn County
Dunn County, WI, countryside, west of Menomonie

City

Villages

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities
Main article: List of unincorporated communities in Dunn County, Wisconsin

Ghost towns/neighborhoods

Politics
Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 56.0% 13,176 42.1% 9,909 2.0% 458
2016 52.0% 11,486 40.9% 9,034 7.2% 1,586
2012 46.5% 10,224 51.5% 11,316 2.1% 452
2008 41.6% 9,566 56.6% 13,002 1.8% 421
2004 47.0% 10,879 52.0% 12,039 1.1% 254
2000 46.1% 8,911 47.5% 9,172 6.5% 1,247
1996 31.9% 4,917 48.9% 7,536 19.2% 2,962
1992 29.0% 5,283 43.7% 7,965 27.3% 4,970
1988 43.8% 7,273 55.5% 9,205 0.7% 116
1984 51.8% 8,473 47.2% 7,712 1.1% 173
1980 43.5% 7,428 45.3% 7,743 11.2% 1,917
1976 45.0% 6,751 52.5% 7,882 2.5% 371
1972 53.0% 6,660 45.3% 5,681 1.7% 215
1968 51.4% 5,415 41.7% 4,392 6.8% 719
1964 37.9% 3,964 61.9% 6,475 0.2% 19
1960 59.8% 6,723 39.9% 4,487 0.3% 29
1956 60.4% 6,401 39.5% 4,189 0.1% 14
1952 67.4% 7,475 32.4% 3,593 0.2% 26
1948 46.0% 4,319 52.2% 4,894 1.8% 169
1944 60.4% 5,980 38.9% 3,853 0.7% 72
1940 59.9% 6,968 39.1% 4,545 1.1% 126
1936 41.6% 4,570 51.2% 5,619 7.2% 786
1932 42.8% 3,898 54.2% 4,936 3.0% 274
1928 76.5% 7,096 22.1% 2,045 1.4% 133
1924 40.1% 3,177 3.6% 284 56.3% 4,455
1920 87.9% 5,596 7.7% 491 4.4% 283
1916 60.0% 2,556 34.0% 1,447 6.0% 254
1912 37.5% 1,403 22.2% 833 40.3% 1,510[16]
1908 74.4% 3,297 20.6% 914 5.0% 221
1904 81.3% 3,303 13.4% 546 5.3% 216
1900 70.8% 3,046 25.8% 1,110 3.4% 147
1896 67.9% 3,370 28.6% 1,418 3.5% 172
1892 50.9% 2,169 29.5% 1,257 19.6% 833

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book 1991-1992, p. 731; cited there as from "Wisconsin Historical Records, Origin and Legislative History of County Boundaries in Wisconsin, 1942."
  4. When Counties Originated from rootsweb.com's Oconto County, Wisconsin webpage Archived March 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  6. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 110.
  7. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  8. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  9. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  10. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  11. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  12. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  13. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  14. Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables
  15. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  16. The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 1,174 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 235 votes, Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin received 94 votes, and Independent candidate Arthur Reimer received 7 votes.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.