Wood County

County · edge coverage

Cited links
293
Population 2020
74,206
Municipalities
37
Records naming it
179

Public identifiers

The ids that make this a node anybody can look up, rather than a name to guess about. Wisconsin has a city and a town sharing a name many times over, and these are how we tell them apart.

Census GEOID
55141
USGS GNIS
01581130
Wikidata
Q495332

How this place is established

The claim or claims the node itself rests on.

Wood County had a 2020 estimates base population of 74206 and a July 1, 2024 Census estimate of 73943.

Verified U.S. Census Subcounty Resident Population Estimates 2020-2024 www2.census.gov read September 19, 2026 in bulk-population

Municipalities in Wood County 37

What is anchored here

Every link below exists because a claim or a public record says so. None of them was guessed from a name.

is in 195 links

The county the source dataset itself records for this feature.

The first 150 of 195, alphabetical.

is part of 37 links · municipalities

The containing county or region, from the Census geography file or the place record.

covers 25 links · sources

A source the newsroom gathers from, and the county its record says it covers.

serves 12 links · organizations

The place or county the organization's own cited record says it serves.

is a major employer in 10 links · organizations

Named as a leading employer in that county's cited record.

holds office in 7 links · public office holders

A named office holder, from the claim that names the office and the holder.

All 7 rest on one source

Dave Patton is the Wood County Coroner.

Verified Wood County Official Directory 2026-2027 woodcountywi.gov
++CORONER ... Dave Patton

is headquartered in 6 links · organizations

The county the organization's cited record gives as its base.

  • Auburndale School District school district
    Verified dpi.wi.gov
    "2025-26","School District","05","Wood","0203","","[All]","No","Auburndale","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","859","100.00"
  • Marshfield Unified School District school district
    Verified dpi.wi.gov
    "2025-26","School District","05","Wood","3339","","[All]","No","Marshfield Unified","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","3571","100.00"
  • Nekoosa School District school district
    Verified dpi.wi.gov
    "2025-26","School District","05","Wood","3906","","[All]","No","Nekoosa","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","1193","100.00"
  • Pittsville School District school district
    Verified dpi.wi.gov
    "2025-26","School District","05","Wood","4368","","[All]","No","Pittsville","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","520","100.00"
  • Port Edwards School District school district
    Verified dpi.wi.gov
    "2025-26","School District","05","Wood","4508","","[All]","No","Port Edwards","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","432","100.00"
  • Wisconsin Rapids School District school district
    Verified dpi.wi.gov
    "2025-26","School District","05","Wood","6685","","[All]","No","Wisconsin Rapids","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","4436","100.00"

Where Wood County sits

is part of 1 link · region

The containing county or region, from the Census geography file or the place record.