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Welcome to Price County ...

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

The community of Phillips is the Seat for Price County.

Price County was founded in 1879. Price was created by taking area from Chippewa and Lincoln Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Price had a population of 13,351 people. This is a decrease of 5.29% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,097 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Price represented 0.25% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Price County:

  • Catawba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Catawba is located in Price County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Eisenstein
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eisenstein is located in Price County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Elk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elk is located in Price County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Emery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Emery is located in Price County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Fifield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fifield is located in Price County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Flambeau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Flambeau is located in Price County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Price County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Hackett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hackett is located in Price County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
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    • Harmony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Harmony is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hill is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Kennan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kennan is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Knox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Knox is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Ogema
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ogema is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
    • Park Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Park Falls is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
    • Phillips
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Phillips is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
    • Prentice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Prentice is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Spirit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Spirit is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Worcester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Worcester is located in Price County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 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.