thumb|250px|[[Timms Hill, the highest natural point in Wisconsin, at 1951.5 feet, is located in the Town of Hill, Price County.]]
Price County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,054.
History
Price County was created on March 3, 1879, when Wisconsin Governor William E. Smith signed legislation creating the county. The county was later organized in 1882. William T. Price (1824–1886), for whom Price County was named, was President of the Wisconsin Senate and an early logger in Price County; he later was elected to the U.S. Congress. The county was formed from portions of Chippewa and Lincoln counties.
The first white settler in what is now Price County was Major Isaac Stone, who located on the Spirit River in 1860 to engage in lumbering. Price County continues today to be a large producer of raw timber.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.9%) is water. The highest natural point in Wisconsin, Timms Hill at , is located in Price County.
Adjacent counties
- Ashland - northwest
- Iron - northeast
- Lincoln - southeast
- Oneida - east
- Rusk - west
- Sawyer - west
- Taylor - south
- Vilas - northeast
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 8
- 20px Highway 13 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 70 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 86 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 102 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 111 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 182 (Wisconsin)
Railroads
- Watco
Buses
- Bay Area Rural Transit
Airports
- KPBH - Price County Airport
- KPKF - Park Falls Municipal Airport
- 5N2 - Prentice Airport
National protected area
- Chequamegon National Forest (part)