Langlade County, Wisconsin
| Langlade County, Wisconsin | ||
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Langlade County Courthouse in September 2014
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 Location in the U.S. state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Created | March 3, 1879 | |
| Named for | Charles Michel de Langlade | |
| Seat | Antigo | |
| Largest city | Antigo | |
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| • Total | 888 sq mi (2,300 km2) | |
| • Land | 871 sq mi (2,256 km2) | |
| • Water | 17 sq mi (44 km2), 1.9% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 19,977 | |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 7th | |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | |
| Website | www |
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Langlade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,977. Its county seat is Antigo.
Langlade County was created on March 3, 1879 as New County. It was renamed Langlade County, in honor of Charles de Langlade, on February 20, 1880, and fully organized on February 19, 1881. The county's original borders extended northward from the top of Shawano County up to the Michigan state line. Between 1881 and 1885, the borders of Langlade County changed as nearby Lincoln and Shawano counties added or gave up area. Langlade lost its northernmost area along the Michigan border to Forest County when it was created in 1885.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 888 square miles (2,300 km2), of which 871 square miles (2,260 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (1.9%) is water. The highest point in the county is at the foot of the Basswood Lookout Tower west of Summit Lake (elev:1857')
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,740 people, 8,452 households, and 5,814 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 11,187 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.93% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.4% were of German, 8.6% Polish, 6.2% Irish and 5.8% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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