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Florence (Wisconsin)

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Florence is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,319 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 54121. Florence is also the name of a census-designated place within the town about northwest of Iron Mountain, Michigan; the community is the county seat of Florence County. The unincorporated communities of Hematite, Pulp, Ridgetop, Spread Eagle, and Tyran are also located in the town. Florence and the area surrounding belonged to the Menominee and was a hunting and trapping region until iron was discovered there in the 1870s. The Florence Mine was discovered in October 1874 by H. D. Fisher. The mine was named in 1879 after the wife of Nelson Powell Hulst, Florence Terry Hulst. We all wish to call the new town and the mine Florence, to honor the first white woman who had courage enough to settle (for a while) in that rugged country. I mean the first white woman known to us. Will you permit your name to be used? The county subsequently took on the same name. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1282 km2 (459 sq mi or ). 153.6 square miles (397.9 km2) of it is land, 4.1 square miles (10.5 km2) of it (2.57%) is water, and 80% is forested. is concurrent with US 141. is concurrent with US 2 through the town. North they travel to Crystal Falls south they continue into Iron Mountain. westbound connects with Eagle River. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,319 people, 963 households, and 638 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.1 people per square mile (5.8/km2). There were 1,724 housing units at an average density of 11.2 per square mile (4.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.10% White, 0.17% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population. There were 963 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 6.
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