Ashland County, Wisconsin

Ashland County is a located in the  of, and was formed in  from unorganized territory. As of, the population is 16,866. Its is.

History
Ashland County was named in honor of farm.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,941 (2,294 ). 2,703 km² (1,044 sq mi) of it is land and 3,237 km² (1,250 sq mi) of it (54.49%) is water. The are a small group of islands in, off the Bayfield Peninsula with the majority of the islands located in Ashland County — only Sand, York and Raspberry Islands are in.

Adjacent counties

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 * – southeast
 * – southwest
 * – northwest

Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 16,866 people, 6,718 households, and 4,279 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 8,883 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.10%, 0.21% or , 10.35% , 0.31% , 0.05% , 0.29% from , and 1.69% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were or  of any race. 27.8% were of, 8.4% , 7.4% , 7.4% , 7.3% and 5.4%  ancestry according to. 96.6% spoke as their first language. The reservation of the is partially located in the county.

There were 6,718 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.30% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.