Richland County, Wisconsin

Richland County
Richland County
County
	Richland County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°23′N 90°26′W / 43.38°N 90.43°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1850
Seat	Richland Center
Largest city	Richland Center
Area
• Total	589 sq mi (1,530 km2)
• Land	586 sq mi (1,520 km2)
• Water	3.1 sq mi (8 km2) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	17,304
• Estimate (2023)	17,197
• Density	29.5/sq mi (11.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	2nd, 3rd
Website	co.richland.wi.us/index.shtml

Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,304.^[1] Its county seat is Richland Center.^[2] The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1842 and organized in 1850.^[3] It is named for the high quality of its soil.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55103 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.