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Washburn County, WisconsinWashburn County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed in honor of Cadwallader C. Washburn, governor of the State, 1872-74. Born in Maine (1818),
Wash-burn migrated West at the age of twenty-one. In 1842 he settled at Mineral Point, was admitted to the bar, and
opened a bank. He was a congressman for three terms (1855-61), and again after the War of Secession (wherein he served),
for two further terms (1867-71). After retiring from public life he built up the flour-mill industry at Minneapolis. For
many years he was president of the State Historical Society, and gave the University its observatory. He died in 1882. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryWashburn County was established in 1883 and named after Cadwallader C. Washburn. The county is divided into
twenty-one districts, with a representative from each district that serves on the Washburn County Board of Supervisors. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 853 square miles (2,209 kmē), of which, 810 square miles (2,097 kmē) of it is land and 43 square miles (112 kmē) of it (5.08%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
