Douglas County, Wisconsin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Douglas County
U.S. county
Douglas County Courthouse in Superior in 2023.
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	February 8, 1854
Named for	Stephen A. Douglas
Seat	Superior
Largest city	Superior
Area
• Total	1,480 sq mi (3,800 km2)
• Land	1,304 sq mi (3,380 km2)
• Water	176 sq mi (460 km2)  12%
Population  (2020)
• Total	44,295
• Estimate  (2023)	44,264
• Density	29.93/sq mi (11.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th

Douglas County is a county in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,295 Its county seat is Superior. Douglas County is included in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Douglas County, named after Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, was established on February 8, 1854, from the larger La Pointe County, Wisconsin, and the City of Superior was immediately selected as the county seat.

In Wisconsin's 1952 U.S. Senate primary, Douglas County was one of two counties (out of 71 in the state at the time) that Sen. Joe McCarthy did not carry.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,480 square miles (3,800 km²), of which 1,304 square miles (3,380 km²) is land and 176 square miles (460 km²) (12%) is water.

Part of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation is in Douglas County.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Railroads

• BNSF
• Canadian National
• Canadian Pacific
• Union Pacific

Buses

• Duluth Transit Authority
• Indian Trails
• List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Airports

• Solon Springs Municipal Airport (KOLG) serves the county and surrounding communities.
• Richard I. Bong Airport (KSUW)

National protected area

• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (part)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 44,295. The population density was 34.0 people per square mile (13.1 people/km²). There were 22,906 housing units at an average density of 17.6 units per square mile (6.8 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.7% White, 1.8% Native American, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 5.9% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 44,159 people living in the county. 93.2% were White, 2.0% Native American, 1.1% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% of some other race and 2.7% of two or more races. 1.1% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 20.7% were of German, 11.2% Norwegian, 9.7% Swedish, 7.8% Irish, 6.4% Finnish and 6.1% Polish ancestry.

Communities

City

• Superior (county seat)

Villages

• Lake Nebagamon
• Oliver
• Poplar
• Solon Springs
• Superior

Towns

Census-designated places

• Brule
• Gordon

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Douglas (Wisconsin) para niños