Marinette County, Wisconsin
| Marinette County, Wisconsin | |
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Marinette County Courthouse, Marinette
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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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| Founded | 1879 |
| Seat | Marinette |
| Largest city | Marinette |
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| • Total | 1,550 sq mi (4,014 km2) |
| • Land | 1,399 sq mi (3,623 km2) |
| • Water | 151 sq mi (391 km2), 9.7% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 41,749 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Marinette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,749. Its county seat is Marinette, which now includes the former independent village of Menekaunee as a neighborhood.
Marinette County is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,550 square miles (4,000 km2), of which 1,399 square miles (3,620 km2) is land and 151 square miles (390 km2) (9.7%) is water. It is the third-largest county in Wisconsin by land area and fifth-largest by total area.
Crivitz Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3D1) serves Marinette County and surrounding communities.
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,384 people, 17,585 households, and 11,834 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 26,260 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.08% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.8% were of German, 11.7% Polish, 6.4% French and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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