Price

Formed March 3, 1879 (63^rd county)

Price County (14,055), Phillips (1,531), Park Falls (2,412)

The Modern tan brick and concrete facility was built in 1967.  The courthouse is located on Cherry Street at Lake Avenue.  Wisconsin State Highway 13 is Lake Avenue in the town.  Gauger & Associates are the architects.  There were 1880 and 1895 courthouses earlier in Phillips, the only county seat.  The county was organized on March 3, 1879 from Chippewa and Lincoln counties as the 63^rd county.  Price County is named for Wisconsin Senate President W. T. Price.  The county seat was named for railroad officer, Elijah B. Phillips. 

Price County government consists of a sheriff and 13 Supervisors.  One Circuit Court Judge serves Price County.  Price County is in northern Wisconsin.  Green Bay, Wisconsin is southeast and Minneapolis, Minnesota is southwest of the county.  The county center is 4 miles North of Phillips.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Iron, Oneida, Lincoln, Taylor, Rusk, Sawyer, and Ashland counties. 

The area of the county is 1254.4 square miles.  It is 6 out of 72 in the state.  It ranks 66 out of 72 in population in the state.  It has a density of 11.2 persons per square mile making it 68 out of 72 in the state.  Price County has 34.1% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 8 crosses east to west in the county from Lincoln County to Rusk County.  The highest point is Wisconsin, Timms Hill, is in the county.  Price County is a rectangle.  Phillips is located near the center of the county.  Park Falls is near the northern border of the county.  Phillips is the county seat and Park Falls is the largest city.  Phillips is 10.9% of the county population while Park Falls is 17.2% of the county population.