Langlade County, Wisconsin

Langlade County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Antigo
Year Organized: 1879
Square Miles: 873

Court House:

800 Clermont Street
County Courthouse
Antigo, WI 54409-1947

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Langlade was named for Charles Langlade, formerly considered the first settler of the State. It is now known, however, that he did not permanently move to Green Bay from Mackinac until 1764, and had been preceeded by several others -- Wis. Hist. Colls., xviii, p. 132. Langlade (1729-1800) was born in Mackinac, and served as an officer in the French and Indian Revoulutionary wars. He became the most prominent citizen of the small French settlement at Green Bay, where he had an estensive fur-trading establishment.

[Source: Card file at the WHS Library reference desk]

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Langlade County (formerly New County), created in 1879 from previously unorganized territory, is named after Charles de Langlade, who led Indian forces for the French, fought for colonists in the Revolutionary War, and was a United States Indian Agent in Green Bay. Located in northeast Wisconsin, the county seat in Antigo.

Polish and Czech immigrants were some of the earliest settlers in Langlade County. This article looks at the history of the county and its people through the development of local schools.

Langlade County History by School Districts

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/articleView.asp?pg=1&orderby=&id=7866

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 888 square miles (2,300 km²), of which, 873 square miles (2,260 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (39 km²) of it (1.71%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Oneida County - northwest
Forest County - northeast
Oconto County - east
Menominee County - southeast
Shawano County - south
Marathon County - southwest
Lincoln County - west

Cities and Towns:

- Ackley	town
- Ainsworth	town
- Antigo (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Elcho	town
- Evergreen	town
- Langlade	town
- Neva	town
- Norwood	town
- Peck	town
- Polar	town
- Price	town
- Rolling	town
- Upham	town
- Vilas	town
- White Lake	village	Incorporated Area
- Wolf River	town

County Resources:

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