Marinette County, Wisconsin
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Marinette County is a county located in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

. As of 2000, the population was 43,384. Its county seat
County seat
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 is Marinette
Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census.Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee...

.

Marinette County is part of the Marinette, WI–MI
Michigan
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 Micropolitan Statistical Area
Marinette micropolitan area
The Marinette Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in Wisconsin and one in Michigan – anchored by the city of Marinette, Wisconsin...

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 1,550 square miles (4,015 km²), of which 1,402 square miles (3,631 km²) is land and 148 square miles (384 km²) (9.57%) is water.

Adjacent counties

  • Dickinson County, Michigan
    Dickinson County, Michigan
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,472 people, 11,386 households, and 7,583 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 13,702 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

     - north
  • Menominee County, Michigan
    Menominee County, Michigan
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,326 people, 10,529 households, and 7,001 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 13,639 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

     - northeast
  • Oconto County, Wisconsin
    Oconto County, Wisconsin
    Oconto County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 35,634. Its county seat is Oconto.Oconto County is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was established in 1851.-Geography:According to the U.S...

     - southwest
  • Forest County, Wisconsin
    Forest County, Wisconsin
    Forest County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,304. Its county seat is Crandon.-Indian Reservations:...

     - west
  • Florence County, Wisconsin
    Florence County, Wisconsin
    Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 5,088. Its county seat is Florence.Florence County is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...

     - northwest

Major highways

  • U.S. 41
  • U.S. 141
  • U.S. 8
  • Highway 64 (Wisconsin)
    Highway 64 (Wisconsin)
    State Trunk Highway 64 is a Wisconsin state highway running east–west across central Wisconsin. It is in length. The western end of Highway 64 is located at the Minnesota state line on the Stillwater Bridge in Stillwater, Minnesota. The eastern end is located at U.S...

  • Highway 180 (Wisconsin)
    Highway 180 (Wisconsin)
    State Trunk Highway 180 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in northeast Wisconsin from in Marinette to Wausaukee....


  • Demographics



    As of the census
    Census
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    of 2000, there were 43,384 people, 17,585 households, and 11,834 families residing in the county. The population density
    Population density
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     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
    Race (United States Census)
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    , 0.23% Black
    Race (United States Census)
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     or African American
    Race (United States Census)
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    , 0.50% Native American
    Race (United States Census)
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    , 0.27% Asian
    Race (United States Census)
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    , 0.02% Pacific Islander
    Race (United States Census)
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    , 0.21% from other races
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    , and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic
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     or Latino
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     of any race. 37.8% were of German, 11.7% Polish, 6.4% French
    French people
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     and 5.6% American
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     ancestry according to Census 2000.

    There were 17,585 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples
    Marriage
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     living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92.

    In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

    Cities, villages, and towns

    • Amberg
      Amberg, Wisconsin
      Amberg is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 854 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Cedarville is located partially in the town. The census-designated place of Amberg is located within the town....

    • Athelstane
      Athelstane, Wisconsin
      Athelstane is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 601 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Athelstane is located in the town.-Geography:...

    • Beaver
      Beaver, Marinette County, Wisconsin
      Beaver is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,123 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Beaver is located in the town.-Geography:...

    • Beecher
      Beecher, Wisconsin
      Beecher is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 783 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Beecher, Beecher Lake, and White Pine Haven are located in the town.-Geography:...

    • Coleman
      Coleman, Wisconsin
      Coleman is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 716 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. A Mr...

    • Crivitz
      Crivitz, Wisconsin
      Crivitz is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 998 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Crivitz was surveyed and plotted in the summer of 1883...

    • Dunbar
      Dunbar, Wisconsin
      See also Dunbar Dunbar is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,303 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Dunbar is located in the town.-History:...

    • Goodman
      Goodman, Wisconsin
      Goodman is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 820 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Goodman is located in the town-Geography:...

    • Grover
      Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin
      Grover is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,729 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Harmony, May Corner, and Wilcox are located in the town...

    • Lake
      Lake, Marinette County, Wisconsin
      Lake is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,064. The unincorporated community of Loomis is located in the town,-Geography:...

    • Marinette
      Marinette, Wisconsin
      Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census.Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee...

    • Middle Inlet
      Middle Inlet, Wisconsin
      Middle Inlet is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 831 at the 2000 census. The communities of Sweetheart City and Middle Inlet are located in the town.-Geography:...

    • Niagara (town)
      Niagara (town), Wisconsin
      Niagara is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 924 at the 2000 census. The City of Niagara is located to the north of and adjacent to the town.-Geography:...

    • Niagara
      Niagara, Wisconsin
      Niagara is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2000 census. The city lies to the north of and adjacent to the Town of Niagara. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

    • Pembine
      Pembine, Wisconsin
      Pembine is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Kremlin is located in the town, The census-designated place of Pembine is also located in the town.-Geography:...

    • Peshtigo (town)
      Peshtigo (town), Wisconsin
      Peshtigo is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,819 at the 2000 census. The City of Peshtigo is located within the town.-Geography:...

    • Peshtigo
      Peshtigo, Wisconsin
      Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,357 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area...

    • Porterfield
      Porterfield, Wisconsin
      Porterfield is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,991 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bagley Junction, Miles, Porterfield, Rubys Corner, and Walsh are located in the town.-Geography:...

    • Pound (town)
      Pound (town), Wisconsin
      Pound is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,367 at the 2000 census. The Village of Pound is located within the town.-Geography:...

    • Pound
      Pound, Wisconsin
      Pound is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Pound. Pound is part of the Marinette, WI– MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

    • Silver Cliff
      Silver Cliff, Wisconsin
      Silver Cliff is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 529.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 107.0 square miles , of which, 106.4 square miles of it is land and 0.6 square miles ...

    • Stephenson
      Stephenson, Wisconsin
      Stephenson is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,065 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 176.8 square miles , of which, 169.6 square miles of it is land and 7.2 square miles ...

    • Wagner
      Wagner, Wisconsin
      Wagner is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 722 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Goll, McAllister, Packard, and Wagner are located in the town.-Geography:...

    • Wausaukee (town)
      Wausaukee (town), Wisconsin
      Wausaukee is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2000 census. The Village of Wausaukee is located within the town...

    • Wausaukee
      Wausaukee, Wisconsin
      Wausaukee is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 572. The village is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area....


    Unincorporated communities

    • Amberg
      Amberg (community), Wisconsin
      Amberg is an unincorporated census-designated place in Marinette County, Wisconsin , in the town of Amberg. It is located on Wisconsin Highway 141. As of the 2010 census, its population was 180...

    • Athelstane
      Athelstane (community), Wisconsin
      Athelstane is an unincorporated community located in the town of Athelstane, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Athelstane is west-northwest of Wausaukee. Athelstane has a post office with ZIP code 54104....

    • Bagley Junction
      Bagley Junction, Wisconsin
      Bagley Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Beaver
      Beaver (community), Marinette County, Wisconsin
      Beaver is an unincorporated community located in the town of Beaver, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Beaver is located along U.S. Route 141 north-northeast of Pound....

    • Beecher
      Beecher (community), Wisconsin
      Beecher is an unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin , in the town of Beecher. It is located on U.S. Highway 141....

    • Beecher Lake
      Beecher Lake, Wisconsin
      Beecher Lake is an unincorporated community located in the town of Beecher, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Beecher Lake is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 141, County Highway L, and the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad; it is south of the community of Beecher and north...

    • Cedarville
      Cedarville, Wisconsin
      Cedarville is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Amberg and Wausaukee, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Cedarville is north-northwest of the village of Wausaukee....

    • County Line
      County Line, Wisconsin
      County Line is an unincorporated community located on the border of Marinette and Oconto Counties, Wisconsin, United States. The Marinette County portion of the community is located in the town of Grover, while the Oconto County portion is located in the town of Little River. County Line is located...

       (partial)
    • Dunbar
    • Goll
      Goll, Wisconsin
      Goll is an unincorporated community located in the town of Goll, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Goodman
    • Harmony
      Harmony, Marinette County, Wisconsin
      Harmony is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Harmony is located at the intersection of County Highways D and DD northwest of Peshtigo....

    • Loomis
      Loomis, Wisconsin
      Loomis is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lake, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Kremlin
      Kremlin, Wisconsin
      Kremlin is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pembine, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Kremlin is located on the Canadian National Railway southeast of Niagara....

    • McAllister
      McAllister, Wisconsin
      McAllister is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. McAllister is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 180 and County Highway JJ east-southeast of Wausaukee....

    • May Corner
      May Corner, Wisconsin
      May Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. May Corner is west of Peshtigo....

    • Middle Inlet
      Middle Inlet (community), Wisconsin
      Middle Inlet is an unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin , in the town of Middle Inlet. It is located on U.S. Highway 141....

    • Miles
      Miles, Wisconsin
      Miles is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Miles is located along Wisconsin Highway 180 and the Menominee River north-northwest of Marinette....

    • Packard
      Packard, Wisconsin
      Packard is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Pembine
      Pembine (community), Wisconsin
      Pembine is an unincorporated census-designated place in Marinette County, Wisconsin , in the town of Pembine. It is located on U.S. Route 141 and U.S. Route 8. It uses the Postal ZIP code 54156. As of the 2010 census, its population is 193....

    • Porterfield
      Porterfield (community), Wisconsin
      Porterfield is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Porterfield is located along the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad west-northwest of Marinette. Porterfield has a post office with ZIP code 54159....

    • Rubys Corner
      Rubys Corner, Wisconsin
      Rubys Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Sweetheart City
      Sweetheart City, Wisconsin
      Sweetheart City is an unincorporated community located in the town of Middle Inlet, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Walsh
      Walsh, Wisconsin
      Walsh is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.-History:The community was known as Rawnsville in the nineteenth century, named for the family of Jacob Rawn , which settled in the area...

    • Wagner
      Wagner (community), Wisconsin
      Wagner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Wagner is east-southeast of Wausaukee....

    • White Pine Haven
      White Pine Haven, Wisconsin
      White Pine Haven is an unincorporated community located in the town of Beecher, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. White Pine Haven is located on the Menominee River at the Michigan border, southeast of Niagara....

    • Wilcox
      Wilcox, Wisconsin
      Wilcox is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Wilcox is located on the Canadian National Railway southwest of Peshtigo....


    Tourism

    Tourism
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     in Marinette County is important to many of the communities in northeast Wisconsin. The county has two main rivers, the Peshtigo
    Peshtigo River
    The Peshtigo River is a tributary of Green Bay. The Peshtigo Fire happened in the river's vicinity and some survivors used the river for refuge from the flames. A section of whitewater on the river called the Roaring Rapids is a well-known in the region...

     and Menominee
    Menominee River
    The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately 118 mi , draining a rural forested area of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan...

    , and many lakes, streams, and forests which make the area an outdoor destination.


    Snowmobiling is also very popular in the winter, and there is a large network of trails to accommodate the sport.

    Dave's Falls
    Dave's Falls
    Dave's Falls is a waterfall in Marinette County, Wisconsin, south of Amberg, in the town of Amberg. It is off U.S. Highway 141 between Old 38 Road and Old Highway 141 Road.-External links:**...

     are located in Marinette County, near Amberg
    Amberg (community), Wisconsin
    Amberg is an unincorporated census-designated place in Marinette County, Wisconsin , in the town of Amberg. It is located on Wisconsin Highway 141. As of the 2010 census, its population was 180...

    .

    See also

    • Ansul Islands
      Ansul Islands
      The Ansul Islands, named after the Ansul Company , are two islands in the Menominee River and located in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States....

    • Green Island
      Green Island (Wisconsin)
      Green Island is an island in Green Bay and part of Marinette County, Wisconsin. The Green Island Light is on the island.- Overview :The 87+ acre island is crescent shaped and has submerged shoals extending out half or more on each of the southern sides. The northern side consists of large boulders...

    • National Register of Historic Places listings in Marinette County, Wisconsin
    • USS Marinette County (LST-953)
      USS Marinette County (LST-953)
      USS Marinette County was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Marinette County, Wisconsin, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name....


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