Marathon County, Wisconsin
Marathon County | |
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Marathon County Courthouse in Wausau | |
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°54′N 89°46′W / 44.9°N 89.76°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Named after | Marathon, Greece |
| Seat | Wausau |
| Largest city | Wausau |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,576 sq mi (4,080 km2) |
| • Land | 1,545 sq mi (4,000 km2) |
| • Water | 31 sq mi (80 km2) 2.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 138,013 |
• Estimate (2023) | 138,612 |
| • Density | 89.3/sq mi (34.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
Marathon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,013. Its county seat is Wausau. It was founded in 1850, created from a portion of Portage County. At that time the county stretched to the northern border with the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is named after the battlefield at Marathon, Greece.
Marathon County comprises the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Wausau–Stevens Point–Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area.