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.

[6] Price County continues today to be a large producer of raw timber.

[8] The highest natural point in Wisconsin, Timms Hill at 1,951 feet (595 m), is located in Price County.

As of the census[14] of 2000, there were 15,822 people, 6,564 households, and 4,417 families residing in the county.

44.4% were of German, 6.5% Norwegian, 5.9% Swedish, 5.4% Polish, 5.2% Irish and 5% Czech ancestry.

28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.