Barron County, Wisconsin

330 E LaSalle Ave Rm 210
Barron, WI 54812
Phone: (715) 537-6200
Fax: (715) 537-6277
www.co.barron.wi.us

In west-central WI, east of Saint Paul, MN; organized as Dallas County Mar 19, 1859; name changed Mar 4, 1869. Name Origin: For Henry D. Barron, state senator and judge of the WI circuit court. Originally for George Dallas (1792-1864), U.S. vice president (1845-49)

Area (sq mi):: 890.02 (land 862.84; water 27.18) Population per square mile: 53.10
Population 2005: 45,834 State rank: 29 Population change: 2000-20005 1.90%; 1990-2000 10.30% Population 2000: 44,963 (White 97.10%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 1.00%; Asian 0.30%; Other 1.80%). Foreign born: 1.20%. Median age: 38.80
Income 2000: per capita $18,091; median household $37,275; Population below poverty level: 8.80% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $23,029-$24,922
Unemployment (2004): 5.50% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.00% Median travel time to work: 19.20 minutes Working outside county of residence: 14.10%

Cities with population over 10,000: None

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These branches, located in our Rice Lake and Barron County footprints, had loans and deposits of $16.4 million and $27.1 million, respectively.

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. Announces Fiscal Second Quarter Results

Schaefer, president and CEO of Citizens Community Federal N.A., said, 'We are excited to further expand our footprint in Rice Lake and Barron County and look forward to joining forces with Central Bank's Rice Lake and Barron team members to serve the financial needs of our customers and communities in which we live.'

Citizens Community Federal signs agreement to purchase Central Bank's assets

Several local officials attended the ribbon cutting and community appreciation event, including those from Barron County, the Village of Weyerhaeuser, and the Town of Sumner.

Source opens storage, rail car facility

The day closed with a great presentation from Nasra Xashi, Refugee Services Coordinator at the Workforce Resource and International Center, on the past, present, and future issues facing Barron County's Somali refugee population.

WNA Executive Director speaks on legal issues and nursing leadership, accepts award

Photo submitted by I Pioneer Village Museum, Barron County (Minn.) Historical Society.

Answers to October mystery tools

He won an appointment to serve as a United States Senate page at age 16, about a year after he started participating in meetings of the Barron County Democratic Party.

Way beyond writing term papers: Marquette student a political powerbroker as the youngest superdelegate

BARRON COUNTY FARM SHOW Contact: Bob or Bill Henry PO Box 832 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632, FAX: 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632 2006: Jan 24-25, Rice Lake, WI

It's farm show time!

More than 97,000 trees were planted on two farmland sites in Barron County, where meandering streams had suffered heavy soil erosion.

A mission for monarchs: masses of autumn-colored monarchs cluster together as they overwinter in Mexico. Depletion of the forest there has many concerned for the butterfly's future

The latter charges alone could carry a life sentence, and Barron County, Wisconsin, prosecutors have so far avoided spelling out details of Jayme's captivity.

Why Privacy Is Key To Healing

When Barb Krueger was transferred to the State Public Defender's Barron County branch in September 2017, the office was in dire straits.

Krueger leads Barron County SPD get through tough times

The acquisition enhances our branch rationalization program and increases our presence in Barron County. We look forward to the opportunity to provide our broader range of banking products and services to customers in the Community Bank of Northern Wisconsin footprint."

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. to Acquire Community Bank of Northern Wisconsin and Expand in Northwestern Wisconsin