Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-24

namely, 1900-1910 and 1870-1S80. Since
1860, however, the differences between
the two rates have not been exception
ally large, the greatest difference being
that for the decade of 1860-1870 and the
smallest difference that for the decade
1890-1900. During this 50-year period
the population of continental United
States multiplied little less than three
times, while that of the state multi
piled little more than three times
During the proceeding 20 years, 1840-
1860, the state increased in population
far more rapidly than did continental
United states, the population of the
state multiplying more thon twenty five
times, while that of the country as a
whole nearly doubled.
Wisconsin has 124 cities. Milwaukee,
the largest, has population of 373, S57,
and Superior, the second city, a popula-
tion 40, 384. Besides Superior there are
six cities having from 25, 900 to $4,000
inhabitants. There are also ten cities
having from 10000 to 25, 600, eighteen
from 5000 to 10000, 81 from $500 to
5000 and 81 less than 2, 500 inhabitants
The aggregate population of the 124
cities is 1888, 708 or 1914 per cent. of
the total population of the state.
Green Bay shows the highest per-
centage of increase during the last de-
cade, namely 35.1 per cent, and La
Crosse the lowest, 5.3 per cent. The
rates of increase for all of the cities
have been lower during the last decade
than during the preceding decade.
Wisconsin has II counties. The pop
ulation of these counties ranges from
1881 in Florence County to 433, 1877 in
Milwaukee County.
The following territorial changes have
been made in the counties of Wisconsin
since 1900: The formation of Gates
county in 1901 from Big Bend, Dewey,
Flambeau, Lawrence and Strickland
towns in Chippewa County, the name
of this new county being changed to
Rusk in 1905; the addition of part of
Villas County to Oneida County in 1901;
and the addition of part of Forest
County in 1905.
Owing to the organization since 1900
of one new county from part of another
county, as shown above, the comparison
of ;porooco ~. Jooraoca n, ,,o,D,Io+iop 10
made for only 69 counties and one COM
bination of counties, the counties COM
bined being Chippewa and Rusk. In
order to determine the actual rate of
increase for these latter counties, it is
necessary to add the population Of the
new county to that of the old county
from which it was formed. Fifty
countiesF and the one combination of
counties increased in population during
the last decade. The rates Of increase
for the 80 counties that show increases
range from less than one-tenth of per
cent in Columbia County to 1858 in
Forest County, and the absolute in
creases, of the same group of counties
range from in Columbia County to
103, ITO in Milwaukee County.
The total lond area of the state is
55, ,256 square miles. The average num-
Der of persons to the square mile in
1910 was 1922; in 1900 and 1890 it was
374 and 306, respectively. The aver
age number per square mile for CONT
mental United States as whole in 1916
was 800.
Marathon County, with 1,554 square
miles, has the largest area, and Ozau-
kee County, with 233 square miles, has
the smalleet area. Milwaukee County,
containing Milwaukee city, has the
highest density of any county. namely
1,843.3 persons per square mile,
while Sawyer County, with At persons
per square mile, has the lowest density
The political divisions into which
counties are subdivided are collectively
termed "Minor civil divisions. II
Wisconsin the counties are divided intC
l, 558 primary divisions, comprising l.,
183 towns, 124 cities and 251 villages
There are also two secondary divisions
in the state, comprising that number O
villages. Besides these minor civil di
visions there are six Indian reserva
in the state. These reservations, thougl
independent of any county organiza
ton, are returned under the countie
in which they are wholly or partly 10
Gated.
Population of Forest County
CasWell town 1890. $4,000. 2l6
Crandon city y...........1,8 833
Crandon town ........,...., 440
.H1leS town. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dol
Laona town l,lfo
Nashville town ............,s $50
North Crandon town. ......... 557
Wabeno town ...........1,87 Il, ,877
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