Richland County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,304. Its

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is Richland Center. The county was created from the

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in 1842 and organized in 1850. It is named for the high quality of its soil.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 14 * Highway 56 (Wisconsin) * Highway 58 (Wisconsin) * Highway 60 (Wisconsin) * Highway 80 (Wisconsin) * Highway 130 (Wisconsin) * Highway 131 (Wisconsin) * Highway 133 (Wisconsin) * Highway 154 (Wisconsin) * Highway 171 (Wisconsin) * Highway 193 (Wisconsin)

Airport

Richland Airport (93C) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Adjacent counties

* Vernon County – north *

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– east * Iowa County – southeast *

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– southwest * Crawford County – west

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020

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, the population was 17,304. The

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was . There were 8,475 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 93.4%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 1.2% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 3.0%

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or Latino of any race.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 17,924 people, 7,118 households, and 4,833 families residing in the county. The

was . There were 8,164 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.39%

, 0.15%

, 0.26% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.28% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were

or Latino of any race. 37.7% were of

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, 12.5% Norwegian, 10.3% Irish, 9.5% English and 8.8% American ancestry. 97.1% spoke English, 1.1%

, and 1.1%

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as their first language. There were 7,118 households, out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were

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living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

Communities

City

* Richland Center (county seat)

Villages

* Boaz * Cazenovia (partly in

) * Lone Rock *

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(partly in Vernon County) * Yuba

Towns

* Akan * Bloom * Buena Vista *

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* Henrietta * Ithaca *

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* Orion * Richland * Richwood * Rockbridge * Sylvan * Westford *

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Census-designated places

* Gotham * Sextonville

Unincorporated communities

* Ash Ridge *

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* Balmoral * Basswood * Bear Valley * Bloom City * Bosstown * Buck Creek * Bunker Hill * Byrds Creek * Eagle Corners *

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* Five Points * Germantown * Gillingham * Hub City * Ithaca * Jimtown *

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* Loyd *

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* Nevels Corners * Orion * Port Andrew * Rockbridge * Sabin * Sand Prairie * Sylvan *

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* Tunnelville (partial) * Twin Bluffs * West Lima * Westport * Wild Rose *

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Ghost towns/neighborhoods

* Ashford * Corwin * Henrietta * McGrew * Mill Creek

Politics

Richland County has been a Republican-leaning county for most of its existence, only backing Democratic candidates six times and never giving them a vote share of more than 60%.

Notes

References

External links

Richland County website

Richland County map
from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Richland County Health and Demographic Data
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