Florence County, Wisconsin
11 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,646
- Median household income
- $61,086
- ±6,720
- Unemployed
- 4.8%
- 96 of 2,006 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.8%
- 1,863 of 2,197 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Florence | 4,593 (2021) | Po Box 410, Florence | Website |
Townships 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Aurora | 997 (2021) | 2234 Garfield Ln, Niagara | — |
| Town of Commonwealth | 393 (2021) | 109 South St, Florence | — |
| Town of Fence | 185 (2021) | Po Box 35, Fence | — |
| Town of Fern | 178 (2021) | Po Box 290, Florence | — |
| Town of Florence | 2,118 (2021) | Po Box 247, Florence | Website |
| Town of Homestead | 388 (2021) | W2644 Co Rd N, Florence | — |
| Town of Long Lake | 175 (2021) | 3348 Sth 139, Long Lake | — |
| Town of Tipler | 159 (2021) | 11102 Dream Lake Rd, Tipler | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bass Lake District | Other natural resources | 300 Meridian St, Niagara | — |
| Aurora Sanitary District 1 | Sewerage | 544 Sky Line Dr, Niagara | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Florence County School District
School district3 schools
425 Olive Ave, Florence, WI, 54121
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Iron Mountain Farmers & Artisans Market (Iron Mountain)
Marinette Artisan & Farm Market (Marinette)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.