Oneida County is a

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in the state of

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, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 37,845. Its

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Rhinelander Rhinelander can refer to a person from Rhineland, Germany. Rhinelander can also refer to: Places * Rhinelander, Wisconsin, a city in the United States :* Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, an airport that serves Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA :* Rh ...

History

Oneida County was formed in 1887 from sections of Lincoln County. It was named after the indigenous Oneida tribe, one of the five nations of the

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (10%) are covered by water. Most people visit Oneida County to enjoy its lakes. In particular, tourists flock to Minocqua, a town of nearly 5,000 people with a summer population around 15,000.

Adjacent counties

* Forest County - east *

Langlade County Langlade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,491. Its county seat is Antigo. History Langlade County was created on March 3, 1879, as New County. It was renamed Langlade Cou ...

- southeast * Lincoln County - south * Price County - west * Vilas County - north

Major highways

U.S. Highway 8 U.S. Highway 8 (US 8) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs primarily east–west for , mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 (I-35) in Forest Lake, Minnesota, to US 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsul ...

U.S. Highway 45 U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as . US 45 is notable for incorporatin ...

U.S. Highway 51 U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south-north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin– Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered H ...

* Highway 17 (Wisconsin) *

Highway 32 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 32 (often called Highway 32, STH-32 or WIS 32) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin that runs north–south in eastern Wisconsin. It runs from the Illinois border (at Illinois Route 137) north to the Michigan b ...

* Highway 47 (Wisconsin) * Highway 70 (Wisconsin)

Railroads

* Watco

Buses

* Bay Area Rural Transit *

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Airports

Oneida County is served by two public-use airports: * Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (KRHI) serves the county and surrounding communities with both scheduled commercial jet service and general aviation services. *

Three Lakes Municipal Airport Three Lakes Municipal Airport, is a town owned public use airport located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Three Lakes, Wisconsin, a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Although most airports ...

enhances county general aviation service.

Dolhun Field Airport Dolhun Field Airport is a private airport founded by Theodore Dolhun in 1945 located 1.54 miles northwest of Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin in Oneida County, just off of Highway 47.Airport by County Report, Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics, 2004, p. 3 ...

is also located in the county, but it is for private use by the members of the Dolhun Field Airpark Owners Association.

National protected area

* Nicolet National Forest (part)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 37,845. The

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was . There were 30,465 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 93.7%

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, 1.2% Native American, 0.6%

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, 0.5% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.5%

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or Latino of any race.

2000 census

At the

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of 2000, 36,776 people, 15,333 households, and 10,487 families resided in the county. The

was 33 people per square mile (13/km²). The 26,627 housing units averaged 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.71% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. About 0.66% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. The ancestry of the population was around 44.4% was of

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, 8.8% Polish, 7.9% Irish, 5.2% Norwegian, and 5.2% English. Of the 15,333 households, 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were not families. About 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82. In the county, the population was distributed as 22.30% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males. In 2017, there were 324 births, giving a general fertility rate of 66.2 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 24th highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.

Communities

City

(county seat)

Towns

* Cassian *

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* Hazelhurst * Lake Tomahawk * Little Rice * Lynne *

Minocqua Minocqua ( oj, Minwaakwaa) is a town in northwestern Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,388 as of 2017. The census-designated place of Minocqua and the unincorporated community of Rantz are both located in the town. ...

* Monico * Newbold *

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* Piehl * Pine Lake * Schoepke *

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Sugar Camp Sugar Camp is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,694 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Sugar Camp is located in the town History Sugar Camp was known as 'Robbins' until the 1940s. Geograp ...

* Three Lakes * Woodboro * Woodruff Oneida County Wisconsin Sign US 45

Census-designated places

* Lake Tomahawk *

* Three Lakes * Woodruff

Unincorporated communities

* Clearwater Lake *

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(partial) * Crescent Corner *

* Gagen * Gary Post * Goodnow * Harshaw * Hazelhurst * Jennings * Lennox * McCord * Malvern * Monico *

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* Newbold * Pelican Lake * Pratt Junction *

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* Roosevelt *

* Starks * Sunflower *

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(partial) * Woodboro

Ghost towns/neighborhoods

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Politics

References

External links

Oneida County website

Oneida County map
from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation {{authority control 1887 establishments in Wisconsin Populated places established in 1887