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Dunn County, Wisconsin
2009-0620-Menomonie-DunnGovt
Dunn County Government Center, Menomonie
Seal of Dunn County, Wisconsin
Seal
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Dunn County
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Map of the U.S
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded 1857
Named for Charles Dunn
Seat Menomonie
Largest city Menomonie
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

864 sq mi (2,238 km²)
850 sq mi (2,201 km²)
14 sq mi (36 km²), 1.6
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

45,440
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.co.dunn.wi.us/

Dunn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,440.[1] Its county seat is Menomonie.[2] 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[]

  • I-94 Interstate 94
  • US 12 U.S. Highway 12
  • WIS 25 Highway 25 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 29 Highway 29 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 40 Highway 40 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 64 Highway 64 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 72 Highway 72 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 79 Highway 79 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 85 Highway 85 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 170 Highway 170 (Wisconsin)

Railroads[]

  • Canadian National
  • Union Pacific

Buses[]

  • Dunn County Transit
  • List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Airports[]

  • Menomonie Municipal Airport (KLUM) serves the county and surrounding communities.
  • Boyceville Municipal Airport (3T3) enhances county service.

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860 2,704
1870 9,488 250.9%
1880 16,817 77.2%
1890 22,664 34.8%
1900 25,043 10.5%
1910 25,260 0.9%
1920 26,970 6.8%
1930 27,037 0.2%
1940 27,375 1.3%
1950 27,341 −0.1%
1960 26,156 −4.3%
1970 29,154 11.5%
1980 34,314 17.7%
1990 35,909 4.6%
2000 39,858 11.0%
2010 43,857 10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2020[1]
USA Dunn County, Wisconsin age pyramid

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Dunn County

As of the census[12] 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.[13]

Communities[]

Dunn County-old farm

Old farmhouse in Dunn County

DunnCounty

Dunn County, WI, countryside, west of Menomonie

City[]

  • Menomonie

Villages[]

  • Boyceville
  • Colfax
  • Downing
  • Elk Mound
  • Knapp
  • Ridgeland
  • Wheeler

Towns[]

  • Colfax
  • Dunn
  • Eau Galle
  • Elk Mound
  • Grant
  • Hay River
  • Lucas
  • Menomonie
  • New Haven
  • Otter Creek
  • Peru
  • Red Cedar
  • Rock Creek
  • Sand Creek
  • Sheridan
  • Sherman
  • Spring Brook
  • Stanton
  • Tainter
  • Tiffany
  • Weston
  • Wilson

Census-designated places[]

  • Downsville
  • Tainter Lake

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Baxter
  • Caryville
  • Cedar Falls
  • Comfort
  • Connorsville
  • Dunnville
  • Eau Galle
  • Falls City
  • Graytown (partial)
  • Hatchville (partial)
  • Irvington
  • Meridean
  • Norton
  • Red Cedar
  • Rock Falls
  • Rusk
  • Sand Creek
  • Weston

Ghost towns/neighborhoods[]

  • Old Tyrone
  • Welch Point

Politics[]

United States presidential election results for Dunn County, Wisconsin[14]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 13,173 56.00% 9,897 42.07% 454 1.93%
2016 11,486 51.96% 9,034 40.87% 1,586 7.17%
2012 10,224 46.49% 11,316 51.46% 452 2.06%
2008 9,566 41.61% 13,002 56.56% 421 1.83%
2004 10,879 46.95% 12,039 51.95% 254 1.10%
2000 8,911 46.10% 9,172 47.45% 1,247 6.45%
1996 4,917 31.90% 7,536 48.89% 2,962 19.22%
1992 5,283 29.00% 7,965 43.72% 4,970 27.28%
1988 7,273 43.83% 9,205 55.47% 116 0.70%
1984 8,473 51.80% 7,712 47.15% 173 1.06%
1980 7,428 43.47% 7,743 45.31% 1,917 11.22%
1976 6,751 44.99% 7,882 52.53% 371 2.47%
1972 6,660 53.04% 5,681 45.25% 215 1.71%
1968 5,415 51.44% 4,392 41.73% 719 6.83%
1964 3,964 37.90% 6,475 61.91% 19 0.18%
1960 6,723 59.82% 4,487 39.92% 29 0.26%
1956 6,401 60.36% 4,189 39.50% 14 0.13%
1952 7,475 67.38% 3,593 32.39% 26 0.23%
1948 4,319 46.03% 4,894 52.16% 169 1.80%
1944 5,980 60.37% 3,853 38.90% 72 0.73%
1940 6,968 59.87% 4,545 39.05% 126 1.08%
1936 4,570 41.64% 5,619 51.20% 786 7.16%
1932 3,898 42.80% 4,936 54.19% 274 3.01%
1928 7,096 76.51% 2,045 22.05% 133 1.43%
1924 3,177 40.13% 284 3.59% 4,455 56.28%
1920 5,596 87.85% 491 7.71% 283 4.44%
1916 2,556 60.04% 1,447 33.99% 254 5.97%
1912 1,403 37.45% 833 22.24% 1,510 40.31%
1908 3,297 74.39% 914 20.62% 221 4.99%
1904 3,303 81.25% 546 13.43% 216 5.31%
1900 3,046 70.79% 1,110 25.80% 147 3.42%
1896 3,370 67.94% 1,418 28.59% 172 3.47%
1892 2,169 50.93% 1,257 29.51% 833 19.56%



See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Dunn County, Wisconsin

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55033.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  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". The Newberry Library. 2007. http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm. 
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 110. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ. 
  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. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  13. ^ "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. 
  14. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

External links[]

Coordinates: 44°57′N 91°54′W / 44.95, -91.90

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