Florence County Demographics

County Size: 316,956.78 Acres; 495 square miles
Eighty percent of Florence County is forested.

Size Rank Statewide:

Second smallest population of 72 counties in Wisconsin. Florence is the only county with no incorporated cities or villages in the State of Wisconsin other than Menominee County. There are over 100 cities and villages in Wisconsin with populations greater than Florence County.

Florence County Townships 2000 estimated population:

• Aurora: 1,186
• Florence: 2,319
• Commonwealth: 419
• Homestead: 378
• Fence: 231
• Long Lake: 197
• Fern: 153
• Tipler: 205

Acreage Breakdown:

Public Ownership:

• 137,188 acres 43%

Nicolet Forest:

• 83,341 acres

State of Wisconsin:

• 5,100 acres - Pine, Popple Wild Rivers
• 3,522 acres - Land commission & misc.
• 4,600 acres - Spread Eagle State Natural Area

County:

• 36,486 acres - County Forest
• 386 acres - misc.

Township:

• 3,752 acres

Average available for public access, hiking, hunting & fishing:

• Federal: 83,341 acres
• State: 8,622 acres
• County: 41,472 acres
• Towns: 3,752 acres
• Industrial Tax Law: 53,093 acres
• FCL & Open MFL: 12,709 acres