Wood County
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county in Wisconsin, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wisconsin
- Named after
- Joseph Wood
- Seat
- Wisconsin Rapids
- Largest city
- Marshfield
- Total
- 809 sq mi (2,100 km )
- Land
- 793 sq mi (2,050 km )
- Water
- 16 sq mi (41 km ) 2.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 74,060
- Density
- 93.6/sq mi (36.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 3rd , 7th
- Website
- www .woodcountywi .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,207. Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Wood County comprises the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area.
Geography
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