Wood County, Wisconsin

Wood County
Wood County
County
	Wood County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°27′N 90°02′W / 44.45°N 90.04°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1856
Named for	Joseph Wood
Seat	Wisconsin Rapids
Largest city	Marshfield
Area
• Total	809 sq mi (2,100 km2)
• Land	793 sq mi (2,050 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	74,207
• Estimate (2023)	73,939
• Density	93.6/sq mi (36.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	3rd, 7th
Website	www.co.wood.wi.us

Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,207.^[1] Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids.^[2] The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[3] Wood County comprises the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area.

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55141 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.