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Sawyer County, Wisconsin
North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office, 2014
North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office in Hayward, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Sawyer County
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Map of the U.S
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded 1885
Named for Philetus Sawyer
Seat Hayward
Largest city Hayward
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,350 sq mi (3,496 km²)
1,257 sq mi (3,256 km²)
93 sq mi (241 km²), 6.9%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

18,074
Congressional district 7th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.sawyercountygov.org

Sawyer County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,074.[1] Its county seat is Hayward.[2]

History[]

The county is named for Philetus Sawyer, a New England man who represented Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in the 19th century.[3] Logging began in the late 1850s. Loggers came from Cortland County, New York, Carroll County, New Hampshire, Orange County, Vermont and Down East Maine in what is now Washington County, Maine and Hancock County, Maine. These were "Yankee" migrants, that is to say they were descended from the English Puritans who had settled New England during the 1600s. They were mostly members of the Congregational Church.[4] Sawyer County was created in 1883 and organized in 1885.[5] In the 1890s immigrants came from a variety of countries such as Germany, Norway, Poland, Ireland and Sweden.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,350 square miles (3,500 km2), of which 1,257 square miles (3,260 km2) is land and 93 square miles (240 km2) (6.9%) is water.[6] It is the fifth-largest county in Wisconsin by land area.

Major highways[]

Sawyer County Wisconsin Sign WIS48

The sign for Sawyer County on WIS48

Railroads[]

  • Canadian National
  • Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad

Buses[]

  • List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Airport[]

Sawyer County Airport (KHYR) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Adjacent counties[]

National protected areas[]

  • Chequamegon National Forest (part)
  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (part)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1890 1,977
1900 3,593 81.7%
1910 6,227 73.3%
1920 8,243 32.4%
1930 8,878 7.7%
1940 11,540 30.0%
1950 10,323 −10.5%
1960 9,475 −8.2%
1970 9,670 2.1%
1980 12,843 32.8%
1990 14,181 10.4%
2000 16,196 14.2%
2010 16,557 2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9]
1990–2000[10] 2010–2020[1]
USA Sawyer County, Wisconsin age pyramid

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Sawyer County

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 16,196 people, 6,640 households, and 4,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km2). There were 13,722 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 81.72% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 16.07% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.6% were of German, 7.8% Irish, 6.7% Norwegian, 5.9% Polish, 5.2% Swedish and 5.2% English ancestry. 95.4% spoke English, 2.0% Ojibwa and 1.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 6,640 households, out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.10% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 27.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.00 males.

In 2017, there were 167 births, giving a general fertility rate of 74.5 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 8th highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[12] Additionally, there were fewer than five reported induced abortions performed on women of Sawyer County residence in 2017.[13]

Communities[]

Cities[]

  • Hayward (county seat)

Villages[]

  • Couderay
  • Exeland
  • Radisson
  • Winter

Towns[]

  • Bass Lake
  • Couderay
  • Draper
  • Edgewater
  • Hayward
  • Hunter
  • Lenroot
  • Meadowbrook
  • Meteor
  • Ojibwa
  • Radisson
  • Round Lake
  • Sand Lake
  • Spider Lake
  • Weirgor
  • Winter

Census-designated places[]

  • Chief Lake
  • Little Round Lake
  • New Post
  • Reserve
  • Stone Lake (partial)

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Draper
  • Edgewater
  • Hauer
  • Hay Stack Corner
  • Lemington
  • Loretta
  • Meteor
  • Northwoods Beach
  • Ojibwa
  • Oxbo
  • Phipps
  • Seeley
  • Weirgor
  • Wooddale
  • Yarnell

Politics[]

Sawyer County has a historical reputation for being a bellwether county in presidential elections, having voted for the overall national winner in every election from 1964 to 2016. This streak was broken in 2020 when the county backed Donald Trump, who lost to Joe Biden. This is similar to numerous other bellwether counties [1]. This is because of the greater geographic polarization in American politics, with fewer and fewer counties swinging between parties but instead consistently voting for one party according to demographics. [14]

United States presidential election results for Sawyer County, Wisconsin[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 5,909 56.22% 4,498 42.80% 103 0.98%
2016 5,185 56.75% 3,503 38.34% 449 4.91%
2012 4,442 49.22% 4,486 49.71% 97 1.07%
2008 4,199 46.22% 4,765 52.45% 121 1.33%
2004 4,951 52.37% 4,411 46.66% 91 0.96%
2000 3,972 51.14% 3,333 42.91% 462 5.95%
1996 2,603 40.20% 2,773 42.83% 1,099 16.97%
1992 2,658 36.09% 2,796 37.96% 1,911 25.95%
1988 3,260 49.88% 3,231 49.43% 45 0.69%
1984 3,913 56.14% 2,982 42.78% 75 1.08%
1980 3,548 50.07% 3,065 43.25% 473 6.68%
1976 2,720 46.06% 3,055 51.74% 130 2.20%
1972 3,081 62.52% 1,765 35.82% 82 1.66%
1968 2,475 52.17% 1,830 38.58% 439 9.25%
1964 2,012 43.62% 2,591 56.17% 10 0.22%
1960 2,699 53.59% 2,325 46.17% 12 0.24%
1956 2,823 64.54% 1,520 34.75% 31 0.71%
1952 3,146 67.02% 1,527 32.53% 21 0.45%
1948 2,257 49.51% 2,177 47.75% 125 2.74%
1944 2,421 55.02% 1,947 44.25% 32 0.73%
1940 2,745 52.46% 2,439 46.61% 49 0.94%
1936 1,726 36.47% 2,834 59.88% 173 3.66%
1932 1,179 31.86% 2,381 64.35% 140 3.78%
1928 1,882 61.44% 1,129 36.86% 52 1.70%
1924 990 37.53% 135 5.12% 1,513 57.35%
1920 1,668 79.28% 302 14.35% 134 6.37%
1916 550 46.57% 562 47.59% 69 5.84%
1912 295 32.45% 432 47.52% 182 20.02%
1908 815 70.81% 299 25.98% 37 3.21%
1904 782 75.92% 205 19.90% 43 4.17%
1900 723 68.53% 305 28.91% 27 2.56%
1896 514 56.30% 369 40.42% 30 3.29%
1892 412 52.62% 328 41.89% 43 5.49%



See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55113.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". The Post-Crescent: p. 14. December 28, 1963. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/915335/wisconsin_county_names/.  open access
  4. ^ History of Education in Sawyer County, Wisconsin by J. G. Adams (M.E. Granger, 1902)
  5. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". The Newberry Library. 2007. http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm. 
  6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt. 
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  9. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt. 
  10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  12. ^ "Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables". https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx. 
  13. ^ Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18
  14. ^ "Political Polarization’s Geographic Roots Run Deep". https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/political-polarizations-geographic-roots-run-deep. 
  15. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

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