Barron County /

Barron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 44,963. Its county seat is Barron. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 890 square miles (2,305.1 km), of which 863 square miles (2,235.2 km) is land and 27 square miles (69.9 km) (3.05%) is water. In 1865 Dallas County was organized with the county seat located at Barron. On 4 March 1869 Barron County was created by the renaming of Dallas County. The county had taken the name of Barron in the honor of Wisconsin lawyer and politician, Henry D. Barron, who served as Circuit Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. As of the census of 2000, there were 44,963 people, 17,851 households, and 12,352 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 20,969 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.4% were of German, 21.8%