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Douglas County, Wisconsin
Douglas County Courthouse in Superior in 2022.
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Douglas County
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Map of the U.S
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded February 8, 1854
Named for Stephen A. Douglas
Seat Superior
Largest city Superior
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,480 sq mi (3,833 km²)
1,304 sq mi (3,377 km²)
176 sq mi (456 km²), 12
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

44,295
Congressional district 7th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.douglascountywi.org

Douglas County is a county located at the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,295 [1] Its county seat is Superior.[2] Douglas County is included in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History[]

Douglas County, named after Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas,[3][4] was established on February 8, 1854, from the larger La Pointe County, Wisconsin, and the City of Superior was immediately selected as the county seat.[5]

In Wisconsin's 1952 U.S. Senate primary, Douglas County was one of two counties (out of 71 in the state at the time) that Sen. Joe McCarthy did not carry.[6]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,480 square miles (3,800 km2), of which 1,304 square miles (3,380 km2) is land and 176 square miles (460 km2) (12%) is water.[7]

A portion of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation is located within Douglas County.

Adjacent counties[]

Major highways[]

  • I-535 Interstate Highway 535
  • US 2 U.S. Highway 2
  • US 53 U.S. Highway 53
  • WIS 13 Wisconsin Highway 13
  • WIS 27 Wisconsin Highway 27
  • WIS 35 Wisconsin Highway 35
  • WIS 105 Wisconsin Highway 105
  • MN-23 Minnesota Highway 23

Railroads[]

  • BNSF
  • Canadian National
  • Canadian Pacific
  • Union Pacific

Buses[]

  • Duluth Transit Authority
  • List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Airports[]

  • Solon Springs Municipal Airport (KOLG) serves the county and surrounding communities.
  • Richard I. Bong Airport (KSUW)

National protected area[]

  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (part)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860 812
1870 1,122 38.2%
1880 655 −41.6%
1890 13,468 1,956.2%
1900 36,335 169.8%
1910 47,422 30.5%
1920 49,771 5.0%
1930 46,583 −6.4%
1940 47,119 1.2%
1950 46,715 −0.9%
1960 45,008 −3.7%
1970 44,657 −0.8%
1980 44,421 −0.5%
1990 41,758 −6.0%
2000 43,287 3.7%
2010 44,159 2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2020[12] 2020 census[13]
USA Douglas County, Wisconsin age pyramid

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Douglas County

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 44,159 people living in the county. 93.2% were White, 2.0% Native American, 1.1% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% of some other race and 2.7% of two or more races. 1.1% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 20.7% were of German, 11.2% Norwegian, 9.7% Swedish, 7.8% Irish, 6.4% Finnish and 6.1% Polish ancestry.[14]

As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 43,287 people, 17,808 households, and 11,272 families living in the county. The population density was 33 people per square mile (13/km2). There were 20,356 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.35% White, 0.57% Black or African American, 1.82% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.8% had German, 13.5% Norwegian, 11.5% Swedish, 8.5% Irish, 8.2% Finnish, 6.8% Polish and 5.1% United States or American ancestry. 96.7% spoke English and 1.2% Spanish as their first language.

There were 17,808 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.10% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.70% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.60% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

In 2017, there were 413 births, giving a general fertility rate of 50.8 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the seventh lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[16] Additionally, there were no reported induced abortions performed on women of Douglas County residence in 2017.[17]

Communities[]

City[]

Villages[]

  • Lake Nebagamon
  • Oliver
  • Poplar
  • Solon Springs
  • Superior

Towns[]

  • Amnicon
  • Bennett
  • Brule
  • Cloverland
  • Dairyland
  • Gordon
  • Hawthorne
  • Highland
  • Lakeside
  • Maple
  • Oakland
  • Parkland
  • Solon Springs
  • Summit
  • Superior
  • Wascott

Census-designated places[]

  • Brule
  • Gordon

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Ambridge
  • Amnicon Falls
  • Anton
  • Beebe
  • Bellwood
  • Bennett
  • Black River
  • Blueberry
  • Borea
  • Boylston
  • Boylston Junction
  • Carnegie
  • Chaffey
  • Cloverland
  • Cozy Corner
  • Cutter
  • Dairyland
  • Dedham
  • Dewey
  • Dobie
  • Four Corners
  • Foxboro
  • Hawthorne
  • Hillcrest
  • Hines
  • Maple
  • Middle River
  • Moose Junction
  • Parkland
  • Patzau
  • Peyton
  • Pokegama
  • Riverview
  • Rockmont
  • Saunders
  • Sauntry
  • South Itasca
  • South Range
  • Sunnyside
  • Waino
  • Wascott
  • Wentworth
  • Winneboujou

Ghost towns[]

  • Merriam
  • Millcrest
  • Morrison (Allouez) (annexed by the City of Superior)
  • New Bristol (Martinson)
  • Nutt
  • Pokegama Junction
  • Steele
  • Troy
  • Walbridge
  • Way
  • Wiehe

Politics[]

The last Republican presidential candidate to win Douglas County was Herbert Hoover in 1928.The county gave both Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis the second highest percentage of votes in Wisconsin, second only to Menominee County.

United States presidential election results for Douglas County, Wisconsin[18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 10,923 44.26% 13,218 53.56% 536 2.17%
2016 9,661 42.87% 11,357 50.39% 1,518 6.74%
2012 7,705 33.66% 14,863 64.92% 326 1.42%
2008 7,835 32.56% 15,830 65.78% 401 1.67%
2004 8,448 33.54% 16,537 65.66% 202 0.80%
2000 6,930 31.93% 13,593 62.62% 1,183 5.45%
1996 5,167 27.79% 10,976 59.04% 2,448 13.17%
1992 5,679 25.52% 12,319 55.36% 4,255 19.12%
1988 6,440 31.49% 13,907 68.01% 102 0.50%
1984 7,066 32.92% 14,291 66.58% 107 0.50%
1980 7,258 34.24% 11,703 55.21% 2,238 10.56%
1976 6,999 33.40% 13,478 64.32% 479 2.29%
1972 8,419 42.58% 11,054 55.91% 298 1.51%
1968 5,656 29.59% 12,506 65.43% 953 4.99%
1964 4,579 23.08% 15,237 76.80% 23 0.12%
1960 8,307 39.06% 12,910 60.70% 53 0.25%
1956 9,183 44.79% 11,276 55.00% 43 0.21%
1952 9,677 45.40% 11,538 54.14% 98 0.46%
1948 6,252 32.48% 12,278 63.79% 718 3.73%
1944 7,132 35.20% 12,985 64.08% 146 0.72%
1940 7,695 32.72% 15,548 66.12% 272 1.16%
1936 5,079 22.92% 16,684 75.28% 400 1.80%
1932 7,888 41.63% 9,715 51.27% 1,346 7.10%
1928 11,280 61.20% 6,762 36.69% 390 2.12%
1924 5,887 39.14% 638 4.24% 8,514 56.61%
1920 7,250 67.53% 2,111 19.66% 1,375 12.81%
1916 3,007 43.57% 2,940 42.60% 955 13.84%
1912 730 14.22% 1,181 23.00% 3,223 62.78%
1908 3,509 55.88% 1,715 27.31% 1,056 16.82%
1904 4,564 72.94% 974 15.57% 719 11.49%
1900 4,450 63.85% 2,187 31.38% 333 4.78%
1896 4,274 61.45% 2,527 36.33% 154 2.21%
1892 2,967 50.66% 2,340 39.95% 550 9.39%



See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Wisconsin
  • Pokegama Bay

References[]

  1. ^ Bureau, US Census. "2020 Population and Housing State Data" (in EN-US). https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 108. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ. 
  4. ^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News: p. 2. June 16, 1932. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/909510/wisconsin_county_names/.  open access
  5. ^ Douglas County: County History
  6. ^ "The Wisconsin Primary," Time, September 22, 1952
  7. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt. 
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  10. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt. 
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  12. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55031.html. 
  13. ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/douglascountywisconsin,US/PST120219
  14. ^ ""American FactFinder"". http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. 
  15. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  16. ^ "Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables". https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx. 
  17. ^ Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18
  18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

External links[]

Coordinates: 46°27′N 91°55′W / 46.45, -91.91


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