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Welcome to Florence County ...

Time Zone: Florence County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Florence is the Seat for Florence County.

Florence County was founded in 1882. Florence was created by taking area from Marinette and Oconto Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Florence had a population of 4,300 people. This is a decrease of 2.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,423 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Florence represented 0.08% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Florence County:

  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Commonwealth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Fence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fence is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Fern
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Homestead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Homestead is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Long Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Long Lake is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Tipler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
    • Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.





 

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This page was last modified/updated: 26 Feb 2024