Wood County, Wisconsin

Wood County, Wisconsin
Wood County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	1856
Seat	Wisconsin Rapids
Largest city	Marshfield
Area
• Total	809 sq mi (2,095 km2)
• Land	793 sq mi (2,054 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (41 km2), 2.0%
Population
• (2010)	74,749
• Density	94/sq mi (36/km²)
Congressional districts	3rd, 7th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.wood.wi.us

Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,749. Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Wood County comprises the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 809 square miles (2,100 km²), of which 793 square miles (2,050 km²) is land and 16 square miles (41 km²) (2.0%) is water. The geographic center of Wisconsin is in Wood county, nine miles southeast of Marshfield.

Wood County spans two of Wisconsin's five geographical regions. The northern part of the county is in the Northern Highlands, with mostly rich cropland with heavy clay soil, used for corn, soybeans, hay and dairy. In the northwest corner the Marshfield moraine runs from Marathon County through Marshfield, Bakerville and Nasonville into Clark County. The south and central areas from Babcock through Cranmoor and Wisconsin Rapids are in the Central Plain, flat and marshy - one of the major cranberry-producing centers of the United States. The Wisconsin River cuts across the southeast corner, a corridor of sand flats, islands and oxbows. The river falls about 120 feet as it flows through the county, driving several power dams. The remainder of the county is drained by smaller streams and rivers, punctuated by isolated hills like Powers Bluff.

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