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Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Sheboygan is a city in and the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan metropolitan area, which has a population of 118,034. The city is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River, about 50 mi north of Milwaukee and 64 mi south of Green Bay.

History
Before its settlement by European Americans, the Sheboygan area was home to Native Americans, including members of the Potawatomi, Chippewa, Ottawa, Winnebago, and Menominee tribes. In the Menominee language, the place is known as Sāpīwǣhekaneh, "at a hearing distance in the woods". The Menominee ceded this land to the United States in the 1831 Treaty of Washington. Following the treaty, the land became available for sale to American settlers. Migrants from New York, Michigan, and New England were among the first white Americans to settle this area in the 1830s, though the French had been present in the region since the 17th century and had intermarried with local people. One 19th century settler remarked: "Nearly all the settlers were from the New England states and New York." Lumbering was the first major industry, as trees were harvested and shipped to eastern markets through the Great Lakes.

Although Sheboygan was officially incorporated in 1846, much of the town had been platted in 1836, when property investors laid out more than one thousand lots.

By 1849, a wave of liberal, middle-class immigration triggered by the revolutions of 1848 had made the community known for its German population. As Major William Williams wrote on June 26, 1849: "Arrived at Sheboigin [sic] on the Wisconsin side, a small town, population purhaps  [sic] from 700 to 1000. This is a promising place. There are a great many best class of Germans settling around it. 'Tis all along this Lake so far quite an interesting country." Between 1840 and 1890, Protestant Dutch immigrants also settled in the area, as did Irish refugees fleeing the Great Famine. A neighborhood in northwestern Sheboygan (between Martin Avenue and Alexander Court) was settled by Slovenian immigrants and acquired the name Laibach; it was also known as Vollrath's Division. In 1887, Sheboygan adopted a sundown town ordinance banning African Americans from living there, according to a local Optimist member's account in 1963, though city leaders denied that any such ordinance was in effect.

In the spring of 1898, Sheboygan elected Fred C. Haack and August L. Mohr as aldermen, making them the first two Social Democratic Party candidates to be elected to public office in the United States. Haack had originally been elected in 1897 as a member of the Populist Party but joined the Social Democrats after they organized locally. Haack served as alderman for sixteen years before moving to Milwaukee and being elected as a Socialist alderman there. At the 1932 Socialist Party convention, Haack received recognition as the first Socialist officeholder in America.

In the early 20th century, many Orthodox Greeks, Catholic Slavs and Lithuanians immigrated to Sheboygan. In the late 20th century, Hmong refugees from Laos and Southeast Asia settled there.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.83 sqmi, of which, 15.64 sqmi is land and 0.19 sqmi is water. It is located at latitude 43°45' north, longitude 87°44' west.

Climate
Sheboygan has a warm-summer humid continental climate typical of Wisconsin. In spite of its position on Lake Michigan there are vast temperature differences between seasons, although it is somewhat moderated compared with areas farther inland.

2020 census
As of the census of 2020, the population was 49,929. The population density was 3,192.6 PD/sqmi. There were 22,605 housing units at an average density of 1,445.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 72.3% White, 11.1% Asian, 3.3% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 4.8% from other races, and 7.9% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 12.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race and 68.9% Non-Hispanic White.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 49,288 people, 20,308 households, and 12,219 families residing in the city. The population density was 3528.1 PD/sqmi. There were 22,339 housing units at an average density of 1599.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 82.5% White, 1.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 9.0% Asian, 3.6% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.9% of the population. There were 20,308 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families. Of all households 33.4% were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 36.2 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

Hmong community
In 1976, the first three Hmong families settled in Sheboygan with the help of local refugee agencies such as the Grace Episcopal Church and Trinity Lutheran Church. They were refugees from Laos. By 1990, the city had 2,000 residents of Hmong descent. By December 1999, there were around 5,000 Hmong and Hmong American residents in Sheboygan, 65% of whom were under the age of 18.

In 2006, the Sheboygan Hmong Memorial was installed in the lakefront Deland Park to honor Hmong military and civilian contributions to the Secret War in Laos (particularly from 1961–1975). The 2010 U.S. Census showed the number of Hmong citizens to be around 4,100 people, putting it fourth in Wisconsin for Hmong populations.

Arts and culture

Museums in Sheboygan include the Above & Beyond Children's Museum and Sheboygan County Historical Museum. The Sheboygan Hmong Memorial recognizes the service and sacrifice of the Hmong people of Laos who fought for the United States during the Secret War from 1961 to 1975, part of the Laotian Civil War. The monument is located within Deland Park along the Lake Michigan shoreline of Sheboygan, which contains one of the larger Hmong communities in the United States.

In April 1894, the schooner Lottie Cooper wrecked just off Sheboygan in a gale. The wreckage was found buried in the harbor during the construction of the Harbor Centre Marina and is now on display in Deland Park, on Sheboygan's lakefront. The free display is the only one of its kind on the Great Lakes.

The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, established in 2021 and the site of a large number of historically significant shipwrecks, lies in the waters of Lake Michigan off Sheboygan.

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is a contemporary art museum and performing arts complex located in Sheboygan. The center preserves and exhibits artist-built environments and contemporary art. In 2021, the center opened the Art Preserve, a satellite museum space dedicated to art environments.

The city is also home to the historic Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts. Sheboygan was the home of The Chordettes, a 1950s female group, as well as the thrash metal band Morbid Saint.

Bratwurst Days
Sheboygan County is well known for its bratwurst. The Sheboygan Jaycees sponsor Bratwurst Days, an annual fund-raising festival that includes the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship.

Parks and recreation
Notable parks in Sheboygan include Ellwood H. May Environmental Park, the Sheboygan Indian Mound Park, and Quarry Beach.

Blue Harbor Resort is a resort, water park and conference center in Sheboygan located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River. It opened in June 2004 after being built by Great Wolf Resorts.

Trails
The city has a trail along the Highway 23 corridor leading to the Old Plank Road Trail to the west of Sheboygan that uses dedicated paths and bike lanes, along with a lakefront trail between Pennsylvania and Park avenues along Broughton Drive. Several bike routes are marked in the city using existing streets and roads to demarcate separate bike lanes. Since 2018, Sheboygan has held a bronze-level bicycle-friendly community award from the League of American Bicyclists.

A 2013 project created a north-south trail using the former Chicago & Northwestern Railroad right-of-way known as the "Shoreline 400" between Pennsylvania and North avenues, with future expansion to the south planned. A 2016 project added a trail along the Taylor Drive corridor, and improvements to the south to allow an eventual connection to the Ozaukee Interurban Trail are proposed for a future date.

Surfing
Sheboygan is a notable surfing destination, and has been called "The Malibu of the Midwest.” Sheboygan is considered to be one of the best places to surf in the Great Lakes region" Sheboygan hosted the annual Dairyland Surf Classic from 1988 to 2012, the largest lake surfing competition in the world. Sheboygan's surfing culture was discussed in the 2003 surfing documentary, Step into Liquid.

Local government
Sheboygan has a mayor–council form of government. The full-time mayor is elected by general election for a term of four years, with no term limits and to an officially non-partisan position. The Common Council consists of ten alderpersons representing the city's ten aldermanic districts with a council president and vice-president presiding over them. A City Administrator oversees the day-to-day administration of the city and is appointed by the Common Council.

Sheboygan's 1916-built City Hall was remodeled throughout 2018 and into 2019, being re-dedicated on September 3, 2019, with a new north frontage becoming the building's new main entrance and making the building's vintage three-story staircase its most prominent feature within a new atrium. The Sheboygan Police Department is the law enforcement agency in the city. Civil and criminal law cases are heard in the Sheboygan County Circuit Court, with municipal citations for Sheboygan and Kohler handled through the city's municipal court within the police headquarters building. The Sheboygan Fire Department provides fire suppression and emergency medical services, operating out of five fire stations throughout the city.

State and federal representation
Sheboygan is represented in the Wisconsin State Assembly as part of both the 26th (Terry Katsma, R–Oostburg) and 27th (Tyler Vorpagel, R–Plymouth) districts, whose boundaries split the city along Geele Avenue from the west until North 18th Street, then Superior Avenue from North 18th Street to Lake Michigan. The city is also represented in the State Senate as part of the 9th district (Devin LeMahieu, R–Oostburg).

Sheboygan is in the 6th congressional district of Wisconsin, which is represented by Republican congressperson Glenn Grothman.

Education
Sheboygan public schools are administered by the Sheboygan Area School District.

High schools
High schools within the city include:
 * Sheboygan North High School
 * Sheboygan South High School
 * Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School
 * Sheboygan County Christian High School
 * George D. Warriner High School
 * Sheboygan Christian School
 * Étude High School
 * Sheboygan Central High School

The school district was the first in Wisconsin to operate an FM radio station, WSHS (91.7). Since 1996, Sheboygan has had a high school program, Rockets for Schools, where students build and launch 8 and 20 ft rockets.

Colleges

 * University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Sheboygan Campus
 * Lakeshore Technical College (satellite campus)

Media
The city's daily newspaper is Gannett's The Sheboygan Press, which has been published since 1907. The Sheboygan Sun also provides local news coverage through its website, while the Beacon is published by the same company as The Plymouth Review and Sheboygan Falls News; the latter two have print editions mailed out weekly to all residents. The Gannett-owned Shoreline Chronicle contains Press "best-of" content, and is door-delivered and is also distributed with the Wednesday Press.

The city is served by television and radio stations in Green Bay and Milwaukee. Nielsen's television division places Sheboygan within the Milwaukee market, although Green Bay stations also report news, events, and weather warnings pertaining to Sheboygan and target the city with advertising.

Nielsen Audio places Sheboygan and Sheboygan County within one radio market, and several stations serve the area. Midwest Communications owns four stations within the county, including talk station WHBL (1330, with a translator station at 101.5 FM serving Sheboygan, Kohler and Sheboygan Falls); country station WBFM (93.7); CHR/Top 40 WXER (104.5 from Plymouth, with a translator at 96.1 FM in Sheboygan); and active rock Sheboygan Falls-licensed WHBZ (106.5). Another CHR station, WCLB (950, translated on 107.3) also serves the city, along with the Sheboygan Area School District's WSHS (91.7), a member of the Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network, and Plymouth's WGXI (1420, translated on 98.5), a classic country station.

Various religious stations originating from Milwaukee and north of Green Bay and a translator for Kiel's WSTM (91.3), and NOAA Weather Radio station WWG91 broadcast from several towers in the city. WYVM acts as a full-power relay of Suring's WRVN (102.7), which has a religious teaching format.

The city is served by Spectrum and U-verse, with public-access television cable TV programming provided to both systems from "WSCS", and "SASD-TV" features school board meetings, with both channels featuring meetings and other content through their websites and YouTube. The city at one time had a television station, WPVS-LP, which went off the air following the digital switchover and has since moved to Milwaukee; WHBL also attempted to establish a television sister station several times, without success.

Roads
Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S. Route 141 was the primary north-south route into Sheboygan before Interstate 43 was built, and its former route is a major north-south route through the center of the city that is referred to as Calumet Drive coming into the city from the north, and South Business Drive/Sauk Trail Road from the south; between Superior and Georgia Avenues, the highway is known as 14th Street. Four-lane Highway 23 is the primary west route into the city, and leads into the city up to North 25th Street as a freeway. Other state highways in the city include Highway 42, Highway 28, which both run mostly along the former inner-city routing of U.S. 141. Secondary county highways include County Trunk Highway DL (CTH-DL) and the decommissioned CTH-LS to the north; CTH-J, CTH-O, CTH-PP, and CTH-EE to the west; and CTH-KK to the south.

For addressing purposes, the city's north-south zero point is Pennsylvania Avenue (increasing from 500 past that line in both directions), while west addressing zeroes out at the extreme eastern point of Superior Avenue at Lake Michigan (Sheboygan and Sheboygan County have no east addresses, and the little land existing northeast of that point stretches out the six '100 blocks' northward with xx50-xx90 numbers not otherwise used in most other addresses in Sheboygan).

Public transit
Shoreline Metro provides public bus transit throughout the city, as well as in Kohler and Sheboygan Falls. All routes depart from the Metro Center, more commonly known as the "Transfer Point" located in the downtown.

Jefferson Lines and Indian Trails serve Sheboygan at the Metro Center, providing transportation to Milwaukee (and an Amtrak Thruway connection to the Milwaukee Intermodal Station) and Green Bay.

Rail
Historically the city was connected to Milwaukee, Chicago and Green Bay via the Milwaukee Interurban Lines, the Chicago & North Western Railroad and the Milwaukee Road. These railroads' passenger services were abandoned during the mid-20th century but in 2008 the Wisconsin Department of Transportation proposed to reestablish passenger service to Milwaukee and Green Bay via Fond du Lac and the cities along Lake Winnebago's west shore, though political complications in the 2010s have since mothballed rail expansion in Wisconsin.

Airport
Sheboygan is served by the county-owned non-commercial Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (KSBM) three miles northwest of the city.

Water
Sheboygan is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan. The city has no active port in the 21st century. Blue Harbor Resort is located on a peninsula between the lake and the Sheboygan River's last bend. This site was formerly used as the headquarters of the C. Reiss Coal Company (now a Koch Industries division). It was their base of operations for ships to load and unload coal for delivery along the peninsula.

The Sheboygan River passes through the city, but dams in Sheboygan Falls prevent navigation upriver. Tall-masted boats are confined to the river downstream of the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge. Commercial charter fishing boats dock near the mouth of the river.

Hospitals
Two hospitals serve the city. Aurora Medical Center - Sheboygan County opened in July 2022 under Aurora Health Care. St. Nicholas Hospital operates as part of the Hospital Sisters Health System.

Notable people

 * Peter Bartzen, Wisconsin State Representative
 * James Baumgart, Wisconsin state senator
 * Theodore Benfey, Wisconsin state senator
 * Thomas M. Blackstock, politician and businessman
 * Archie Bleyer, music director
 * Helen Boatwright, opera singer and educator
 * Vernon R. Boeckmann, Wisconsin State Representative and sheriff
 * Ray Buivid, football player
 * Charles Burhop, politician
 * Elijah Fox Cook, Wisconsin state senator
 * The Chordettes, singing quartet
 * Valentine Detling, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
 * Sam Dekker, professional basketball player
 * Ambrose Delos DeLand, Wisconsin legislator
 * Fred A. Dennett, Wisconsin state senator
 * John M. Detling, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Theodore Dieckmann, Wisconsin legislator
 * John Dittrich, NFL player
 * Jerry Donohue, major contributor toward DNA identification
 * Bill Dwyre, editor and columnist, Los Angeles Times
 * John W. Eber, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Simon Gillen, Wisconsin State Representative and jurist
 * Bernard O. Gruenke, artist
 * Fred C. Haack, one of two first Socialist candidates (with August Mohr) elected to office in America
 * Lorenzo D. Harvey, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
 * Timothy Hasenstein, painter
 * Joe Hauser, Major League Baseball player
 * Herman Heinecke, Wisconsin state assembly
 * Henry A. Hillemann, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
 * Harrison Carroll Hobart, Union Army general
 * William E. Hoehle, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Curt W. Janke, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Marvin John Jensen, U.S. Navy admiral
 * John H. Jones, Wisconsin state senator
 * Jacob Jung, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
 * William G. Kaufmann, politician and businessman
 * Edward J. Kempf, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Ernest Keppler, politician and jurist
 * John J. Koepsell, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
 * John Michael Kohler, industrialist, founder of Kohler Company and mayor of Sheboygan
 * Terry Jodok Kohler, industrialist
 * Walter J. Kohler, Jr., Governor of Wisconsin
 * Walter J. Kohler, Sr., Governor of Wisconsin
 * Conrad Krez, Union Army general, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Frederick W. Krez, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Eloise Kummer, actress
 * Imogen LaChance, social reformer
 * Wesley Lau, actor
 * Joe Leibham, lobbyist and former Wisconsin State Senator
 * Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative from Arizona
 * Frank J. Lingelbach, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Rick Majerus, NCAA and NBA basketball coach
 * Anthony Martin, escape artist
 * Jackie Mason, comedian and actor
 * Pat Matzdorf, high jump world record holder
 * Don McNeill, radio host of "The Breakfast Club"
 * Doxie Moore, former NBA head coach for the Sheboygan Red Skins
 * Charles E. Morris, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Martha Nause, golfer
 * Otto C. Neumeister, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Fred E. Nuernberg, Wisconsin State Representative
 * William J. Nuss, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Carl Otte, Wisconsin legislator
 * Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, father of Stephen Paddock, perpetrator of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting
 * Dennis T. Phalen, Wisconsin state senator
 * Roy Pirrung, marathon runner and motivational speaker
 * Cora Scott Pond Pope, teacher, scriptwriter, real estate developer
 * Calvin Potter, Wisconsin state senator
 * Valentine P. Rath, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Henry Otto Reinnoldt, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Wilbur M. Root, Wisconsin State Representative
 * George Sauer, Jr., NFL player
 * John Schneider, Jr., Wisconsin State Representative
 * Bill Schroeder, football player (wide receiver)
 * Bill Schroeder, professional football player (halfback)
 * Carl Schuette, NFL player
 * David N. Senty, U.S. Air Force Major General
 * James McMillan Shafter, jurist and legislator
 * E. E. Smith, science fiction author
 * Horatio N. Smith, Wisconsin state senator
 * Ernest A. Sonnemann, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Adolphus Frederic St. Sure, judge
 * David Taylor, judge
 * Joseph M. Theisen, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Michelle Tuzee, ABC news anchor, Los Angeles
 * Edward Voigt, U.S. Representative
 * Jacob Vollrath, industrialist
 * Joseph Wedig, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Gustavis A. Willard, Wisconsin State Representative
 * William Te Winkle, Wisconsin state senator
 * George W. Wolff, Wisconsin State Representative and senator
 * Helen Sumner Woodbury Economist, academic, historian and public official
 * Carl Zillier, Wisconsin State Representative

In popular culture

 * The Creature That Ate Sheboygan is a science fiction board game released in 1979 by Simulations Publications.
 * In the movie Home Alone, the Kenosha Kickers (a polka band) takes Kate McCallister back home, mentioning that "they're real big up in Sheboygan."
 * In the movie Surf's Up, Chicken Joe is shown to be from Sheboygan, referencing Great Lake surfing culture.

Sister cities
Sheboygan's sister cities are:

 * 🇩🇪 Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
 * 🇯🇵 Tsubame, Niigata, Japan

Sheboygan has student exchanges with Esslingen and has had student exchanges with Tsubame in the past.

title: Sheboygan, Wisconsin


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Sheboygan Falls (town), Wisconsin

Sheboygan Falls is a town located in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,706. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unincorporated community of Johnsonville is located in the town 5 miles northwest from the city, there you can find Johnsonville Sausage and some other local businesses such as The Hub Studio Café, Laack's Tavern and Ballroom, and Restoration Gardens.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.0 square miles (83.0 km2), of which, 32.0 square miles (82.9 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) is water. The total area is 0.06% water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,706 people, 657 households, and 503 families residing in the town. The population density was 53.3 people per square mile (20.6/km2). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 21.1 per square mile (8.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.18% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 657 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,489, and the median income for a family was $55,909. Males had a median income of $35,077 versus $24,844 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,915. 2.0% of the population and 1.2% of families were below the poverty line. 1.9% of those under the age of 18 and 1.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Transportation
Sheboygan Falls is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (KSBM), which serves the town and surrounding communities.

Notable people

 * John Dassow, farmer, manufacturer, and legislator
 * Charles A. Laack, farmer, businessman, and legislator
 * Clifford Otte, firefighter and legislator
 * Louis H. Prange, farmer and legislator

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title: Sheboygan Falls (town), Wisconsin


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Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin

Sheboygan Falls is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Sheboygan River. The population was 8,210 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sheboygan metropolitan area.

History
Sheboygan Falls took its name from the nearby falls on the Sheboygan River. The city was called Rochester for a brief time; the name was changed because a community in Racine County already held the same name.

Geography
Sheboygan Falls is located along the Sheboygan River between its confluences with the Mullet and Onion Rivers near Lake Michigan. Rapids and a dam, which once supplied hydroelectric energy, prohibit most water transportation through the city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.41 sqmi, of which, 5.28 sqmi is land and 0.13 sqmi is water.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,775 people, 3,480 households, and 2,152 families residing in the city. The population density was 1472.5 PD/sqmi. There were 3,681 housing units at an average density of 697.2 /mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 3,480 households, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82.

The median age in the city was 42.6 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,772 people, 2,745 households, and 1,869 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,658.3 /mi2. There were 2,826 housing units at an average density of 692.0 /mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 98.05% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,745 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,205, and the median income for a family was $55,668. Males had a median income of $40,006 versus $25,293 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,456. About 2.6% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
Major employers in Sheboygan Falls include:
 * Bemis Manufacturing Company is the world's largest toilet seat manufacturer and a leading manufacturer of engineered plastics. Its headquarters is in Sheboygan Falls and it is the county's second largest employer.
 * Richardson Industries is the longest running, privately held company in Wisconsin. Headquartered in Sheboygan Falls, they produce many wood products such as roof trusses, kitchen and bath products and yacht interiors.
 * Curt G. Joa is an innovative manufacturer of paper converting product machinery.
 * PolyVinyl Co. is headquartered in Sheboygan Falls. The company manufactures custom extrusions and color guard railing systems.
 * Rockline Industries, headquartered in nearby Sheboygan, WI, has a distribution and co-packaging operation in Sheboygan Falls. Rockline Industries is a leading manufacturer in coffee filters and wet wipes.
 * Johnsonville Sausage is a few miles to the north of Sheboygan Falls and is the largest producer of sausage in the United States.

There are two business parks in Sheboygan Falls: Sheboygan Falls Industrial Park, which is privately owned and fully developed, is located about one mile from State Highway 23. Vision Business Park has 70 city-owned acres available for development. The park is located less than one mile from State Highway 23, on County Highways C and TT.

Parks and recreation

 * Ducktona 500 - 3,000 plastic ducks race down the Sheboygan River for cash prizes every July. The event also includes and antique car show, at River Park.
 * Sheboygan Falls YMCA, located in downtown Sheboygan Falls has a full fitness center, aquatic center and day care.
 * The Bull at Pinehurst Farms is a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course and one of the top 100 public golf courses in the United States.
 * Rochester Park is a 10-acre community park with baseball diamond, soccer field, tennis/pickleball courts, grills shelter, playground equipment, sledding hills and dog park.
 * River Park is a 10-acre park along the Sheboygan River near downtown Sheboygan Falls. Ducktona 500 is held every July here and there are 2 shelters used for community events.
 * Settler's Park is a small park just north of downtown Sheboygan Falls, along the Sheboygan River. This park has hosted many weddings and offers a great view of the dam on the river.
 * Camp Y-Koda is a YMCA youth and teambuilding camp just north of the community.
 * Old Plank Road Trail is a 17-mile recreational trail from Sheboygan, passing north of Sheboygan Falls to Glenbeulah, WI. This trail doubles as a snowmobile trail in winter.

Sheboygan County, the only county in Wisconsin designated a “Bicycle Friendly Community” by the League of American Bicyclists, has built nearly 39 miles of off street bike trails and dozens of miles on on-street trails. The 17 mile Old Plank Road Trail runs from Sheboygan through Sheboygan Falls to Glenbeulah, WI. This trail doubles as a snowmobile trail in Winter.

Government
Sheboygan Falls has six elected alderman from three districts elected for staggered two-year terms.

Public schools
The community is served by the public system of the School District of Sheboygan Falls, which accomplished a 99.3% high school graduation rate, one of the highest in the nation. The system has three schools consisting of an elementary school, (grades 4k-4), middle school (grades 5–8) and high school (grades 9–12) serving approximately 1,700 students. The district has received awards for its use in social media and newsletters to communicate with parents. The district does have summer school offerings for students who want to learn year round.

The elementary school is designated a Student Achievement Guarantee in Education school, which guarantees class sizes of 19 students or fewer.

With 500 students, the middle schools offer several tracks for those who learn at different paces. The school has programs in the arts, including drama and music clubs.

Private schools
Families preferring private school education attend schools in Sheboygan, including Sheboygan County Christian High School and Sheboygan Lutheran High School; the city's Catholic school, St. Mary, closed in 2013 due to declining enrollment.

Media
Sheboygan Falls is served by Spectrum and AT&T U-verse for wired pay-TV service locally. WHBZ (106.5 FM) is licensed to Sheboygan Falls, though for all intents and purposes that mainstream rock station serves and originates from Sheboygan. Sheboygan-licensed station WCLB (950/107.3) has their transmitter towers located on the city's north side.

Transportation
The City of Sheboygan Falls is located along State Highways 23, 28, and 32. The free-way style four-lane Highway 23 connects the community with Interstate 43 located less than five miles east of Sheboygan Falls.

A single-track railroad branch line between Plymouth and Sheboygan runs through the city. Built by the Chicago & North Western (C&NW) Railroad, the track originally paralleled the electric interurban Wisconsin Power & Light line which terminated at Elkhart Lake. In later years it was primarily a freight line for the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, and Union Pacific after UP acquired the C&NW in 1995. In 2006, citing low demand and degraded infrastructure, Union Pacific announced plans to abandon the line west of the Kohler Company factory in Kohler, thus terminating all service to Sheboygan Falls. In 2009, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation purchased the Plymouth-Sheboygan Falls portion of the line from Union Pacific, with the intent of repairing the long dormant line to allow the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad to provide restored service to Sheboygan Falls.

The track through downtown Sheboygan Falls has been of interest to railfans because of a number of interesting features, including an iron trestle over the Sheboygan River, a small section of street running where the line runs at grade along city streets, and antiquated "wig-wag" signals at several crossings. Many of these features have been threatened because of the Union Pacific's abandonment of the line; the trestle has been barricaded and parts of the tracks leading to it have been removed, and plans to restore the line for the resumption of service will require crossing signals to be upgraded. Wig wag signals have already been removed.

Sheboygan Falls is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (KSBM), which is located several miles north of the city. KSBM is the 7th busiest airport in Wisconsin with no commercial travel. The 700+ daily flight operations are primarily travel for business and pleasure, with its heaviest use from the Kohler Company, along with events at Road America and Whistling Straits. KSBM is capable of landing a 98,000 lbs. aircraft or a Boeing 737 with the longest concrete runway 6,800 feet long. The airport has fixed base operator with several private, industrial and commercial lots available for development. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) is 64 mi away from Sheboygan Falls.

Emergency services
Sheboygan Falls was named one of the safest communities in Wisconsin by Safewise. The Sheboygan Falls Police Department maintains a full-time police presence in the city, with an administrative staff of four, 11 sworn officers and Bo, the community's K-9 unit. The city has a volunteer fire department. Orange Cross Ambulance Station 3 is quartered with the volunteer fire department at the Municipal Building.

Utilities
The city of Sheboygan Falls provides locally based water and sewerage services (both connected to Sheboygan's water/sewerage system and drawing water from Lake Michigan), along with electric service through Sheboygan Falls Utilities. Natural gas service is provided through Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.

Notable people

 * Herman E. Boldt, Wisconsin State Senator
 * George H. Brickner, U.S. Representative
 * Jedediah Brown, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Emery Crosby, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Marsena E. Cutts, politician
 * Brian Donlevy, Irish-born actor
 * George S. Graves, Wisconsin State Representative
 * David Giddings, businessman, engineer, territorial legislator
 * Martin O. Galaway, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Harold F. Huibregtse, Wisconsin State Senator
 * Rick Majerus, college basketball coach
 * Louis H. Prange, Wisconsin State Senator
 * Hiram N. Smith, Wisconsin State Representative
 * George W. Spratt, Wisconsin State Representative
 * John E. Thomas, Wisconsin State Senator
 * Alfred Verhulst, U.S. Air Force general
 * Charles H. Weisse, U.S. Representative
 * Weldon Wyckoff, MLB player

title: Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin


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Baldwin (town), Wisconsin

Baldwin is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 903 at the 2000 census. The Village of Baldwin is located partially within the town. The unincorporated community of Dahl is also located in the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.2 square miles (83.3 km2), of which, 32.1 square miles (83.1 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) of it (0.25%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 903 people, 307 households, and 272 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.1 PD/sqmi. There were 315 housing units at an average density of 9.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.23% White, 0.11% Native American, 1.33% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 1.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 307 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.5% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.1% were non-families. 8.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,188, and the median income for a family was $58,000. Males had a median income of $34,615 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,148. About 2.7% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

title: Baldwin (town), Wisconsin


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Baldwin, Wisconsin

Baldwin is a village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,957 at the 2010 census, a growth rate of 48% from 2000. The village is adjacent to the Town of Baldwin.

History
Dana Reed Bailey founded Baldwin in 1871. First known as "Clarksville" after its railroad depot, it was renamed Baldwin after the manager of the Western Wisconsin Railroad, D. A. Baldwin, who was responsible for the railroad through the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 2.91 sqmi, all land.

Baldwin is located at 44.96417°N, -92.37306°W (44.964401, -92.373251).

The Rush River flows nearby.

Baldwin is along Interstate 94, and U.S. Highways 12 and 63. Other routes include County Road J, Cedar Street, and Main Street. Highway 63 follows 10th Avenue through Baldwin.

Baldwin is 48 mi east of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 49 mi west of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

2010 census
At the 2010 census Baldwin had 3,957 people, 1,572 households, and 1,006 families. The population density was 1359.8 PD/sqmi. It contained 1,724 housing units at an average density of 592.4 /sqmi. The racial makup of the village was 96.0% White, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6%.

Of the 1,572 households 37.0% had children under the age of 18, 51.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 28.9% of households were one person and 12.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.09.

The age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. The female:male ratio was 100:90.9. For every 100 females age 18 and over, the village had 89.3 males.

The median household income was $40,313 and the median family income was $51,250. Males had a median income of $37,216 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,748. About 3.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education
There are three public schools in the Baldwin Woodville School District. Greenfield Elementary School and Baldwin-Woodville High School are in Baldwin, and Viking Middle School is in Woodville.

Notable people

 * Hans A. Aune, Wisconsin state representative, businessman, and educator, born in Baldwin
 * Raymond A. Peabody, Wisconsin state representative and businessman, born in Baldwin
 * James Patrick Powers, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Superior, born in Baldwin

title: Baldwin, Wisconsin


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Hammond (town), Wisconsin

Hammond is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 947 at the 2000 census. The Village of Hammond is located within the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87.2 km2), of which, 33.5 square miles (86.8 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2) of it (0.45%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 947 people, 314 households, and 266 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.3 PD/sqmi. There were 318 housing units at an average density of 9.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.73% White, 0.11% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 314 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.7% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,438, and the median income for a family was $60,694. Males had a median income of $38,000 versus $30,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,357. About 2.2% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

title: Hammond (town), Wisconsin


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Hammond, Wisconsin

Hammond is a village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,922 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Hammond. Hammond was home to the Running of the Llamas.

History
Hammond was named in 1856 for R. B. Hammond, an original owner of the town site. A post office called Hammond has been in operation since 1858.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.15 sqmi, all of it land.

Hammond is located at 44.97556°N, -92.43528°W (44.975598, -92.435452).

Hammond is located along U.S. Highway 12. Other main routes include County Roads J, T, and TT, Broadway Street, and Davis Street. Interstate 94 is nearby.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,922 people, 715 households, and 499 families living in the village. The population density was 894.0 PD/sqmi. There were 773 housing units at an average density of 359.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 715 households, of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the village was 33.1 years. 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.7% were from 25 to 44; 22.3% were from 45 to 64; and 9.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,153 people, 433 households, and 313 families living in the village. The population density was 840.2 PD/sqmi. There were 438 housing units at an average density of 319.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.79% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 433 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,789, and the median income for a family was $54,722. Males had a median income of $37,337 versus $27,031 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,002. About 2.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Hudson (town), Wisconsin

Hudson is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,461 at the 2010 census. The City of Hudson is located within the town. The unincorporated communities of Burkhardt Station, Northline, and Sono Junction are also located in the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.5 square miles (68.5 km2), of which, 25.9 square miles (67.0 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2) of it (2.15%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,213 people, 1,925 households, and 1,697 families residing in the town. The population density was 240.1 PD/sqmi. There were 1,962 housing units at an average density of 75.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.70% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,925 households, out of which 52.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.7% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $81,733, and the median income for a family was $83,418. Males had a median income of $54,821 versus $32,719 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,424. About 0.8% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Guy Dailey, farmer, town chairman, and state legislator from St. Croix County

title: Hudson (town), Wisconsin


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Hudson, Wisconsin

Hudson is a city in and the county seat of St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,755. It is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area.

History
Several Native American burial mounds dated to the Middle or Late Woodland period have been found in what is now Birkmose Park in Hudson. Hudson was settled in 1840 by Louis Massey and his brother in-law, Peter Bouchea. William Streets arrived at about the same time. Later that year, Joseph Sauperson (commonly known as Joe LaGrue) took up residence. These four are considered Hudson's original inhabitants. Massey and Bouchea settled at the mouth of the Willow River, near the present-day First and St. Croix Streets. They had been part of a group that lived for some time along the river below Fort Snelling, which appears on some old maps as "Massey's Landing".

Hudson was originally called Willow River. It was later named Buena Vista by Judge Joel Foster, founder of River Falls, after returning from the Mexican War where he fought in the Battle of Buena Vista. In 1852, Alfred D. Gray, Hudson's first mayor, petitioned to change the city's name to Hudson, because the bluffs along the St. Croix River reminded him of the Hudson River in his native New York.

A large number of settlers arrived in the 1850s and 1860s, many of whom were ancestors of today's residents. The lumber industry was the area's prime attraction, and over time sawmills were established throughout the St. Croix Valley.

The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway was formed in 1881 from other railroads building between the Twin Cities and Chicago. The shops and headquarters of the Omaha Road were in Hudson. This route is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad.

On August 30, 1917, a violent mob of 1,000 held a night rally in front of the armory protesting the pacifist People's Council of America's attempt to hold a conference in Hudson's prizefighting arena. The crowd then moved on the four organizers in the lobby of their hotel and threatened to hang them. Only after the pleadings of county attorney N. O. Varnum were the four allowed to leave town at once and unharmed.

U.S. Highway 12 once crossed the St. Croix River on a toll bridge between Wisconsin and Minnesota, which provided revenue for the town. With the construction of Interstate 94, the toll bridge was removed, though the long causeway extending to the former bridge location is now open to the public as a pedestrian walkway, known as "The Dike".

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 7.41 sqmi, of which 6.53 sqmi is land and 0.88 sqmi is water.

Interstate Highway 94, U.S. Route 12 and Wisconsin Highway 35 are three of the main routes in the community.

2020 census
As of the census of 2020, the population was 14,755. The population density was 2,180.8 PD/sqmi. There were 6,510 housing units at an average density of 962.2 /sqmi. Ethnically, the population was 4.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race. When counting both Hispanic and non-Hispanic people together by race, the city was 89.5% White, 1.4% Asian, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 5.7% from two or more races.

According to the American Community Survey estimates for 2016-2020, the median income for a household in the city was $74,207, and the median income for a family was $94,292. Male full-time workers had a median income of $61,412 versus $49,663 for female workers. The per capita income for the city was $38,400. About 4.9% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. Of the population age 25 and over, 95.0% were high school graduates or higher and 42.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,719 people, 5,287 households, and 3,324 families living in the city. The population density was 1947.8 PD/sqmi. There were 5,642 housing units at an average density of 864.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.8% White, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 5,287 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 35.4 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

Economy
Hudson has grown as a tourist destination and restaurants on the St. Croix in its historic downtown, along with hotels and other businesses that serve traffic on Interstate Highway 94.

The former greyhound racing track, St. Croix Meadows, is being redeveloped to include a hotel, dining, commercial office space, residential condos, a baseball field, an 18-hole mini golf course, and an indoor sports complex with two hockey rinks and a soccer arena.

Two made-for-TV movies were filmed in the city in 2021.

Arts and culture
Hudson is home of the Phipps Center for the Arts, a regional performing arts center. It was the original headquarters of Little Free Libraries and was the site of the first Little Free Library.

Education
Hudson is served by the Hudson School District. Public schools in the city include E. P. Rock Elementary School, Hudson Prairie Elementary School, North Hudson Elementary School, Willow River Elementary School, Houlton Elementary School, River Crest Elementary School, Hudson Middle School, and Hudson High School.

St Patrick's School, a Catholic parochial school, is also in Hudson. The Trinity Academy of Hudson, a Lutheran private school, offers preschool through eighth grade.

In 2010, the University of Wisconsin–River Falls opened a satellite campus in Hudson with a focus on undergraduate and graduate degrees for adult students.

Public safety
Hudson is served by the Hudson Police Department, the Hudson Fire Department, and Lakeview EMS. These agencies respond to about 400 fire calls, 2000 EMS and rescue calls, and 5000 police calls annually.

Transportation
Hudson has no public airports, though residents have access to the New Richmond Regional Airport and the St. Paul Downtown Airport for general aviation, and the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) for commercial and international flights. There is an airport shuttle from Hudson to MSP.

Notable people

 * Benjamin Allen, Wisconsin state senator
 * Lynn H. Ashley, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Julius Beer, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Jim Bertelsen, National Football League player
 * Todd Bol, Little Free Library founder
 * Philo Boyden, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * George W. Chinnock, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * John A. Chinnock, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Harvey Clapp, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Moses E. Clapp, U.S. senator from Minnesota
 * Otis Clymer, Major League Baseball player
 * Richard H. Cosgriff, Medal of Honor recipient
 * Thomas Cleland Dawson, diplomat
 * Eliza B. K. Dooley, artist, writer, government official in Puerto Rico
 * Davis Drewiske, professional hockey player
 * James A. Frear, U.S. representative
 * David C. Fulton, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Marcus Fulton, Wisconsin state senator
 * Phil Gallivan, baseball player
 * Jay R. Hinckley, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * John Huot, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
 * James B. Hughes, politician, abolitionist, lawyer
 * Donald L. Iverson, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Andrew P. Kealy, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Arthur D. Kelly, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Max Malanaphy, drag queen
 * Pamela Matson, Stanford scientist
 * Frank Nye, U.S. representative from Minnesota
 * Ted Odenwald, baseball player
 * Wilder Penfield, neurosurgeon pioneer
 * William Henry Phipps, Wisconsin state senator
 * Thomas Porter, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Bobby Reis, baseball player
 * Kitty Rhoades, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Barry Rose, professional football player
 * Bjørn Selander, racing cyclist
 * John Coit Spooner, United States senator
 * Philip Loring Spooner, tenor singer
 * Horace Adolphus Taylor, Wisconsin state senator
 * Kraig Urbik, professional football player

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Somerset, Wisconsin

Somerset is a village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, along the Apple River. The population was 2,635 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Somerset.

History
Somerset was named by General Samuel Harriman after his father's home of Somerset, England. Somerset has a lengthy and colorful history. Before the turn of the century Somerset was bordered on the south by cranberry bogs. The terrain naturally lent itself to the production of cranberries as a result of the hilliness of the area, which is dotted with ponds, sloughs, swamps and bogs. These wet areas became of greater interest to the local population during Prohibition. These same low spots where water collected became ideal for collecting water for the production of moonshine (homemade alcoholic beverages). Indeed, Somerset already had a history of being a rough logging town, and it was only a natural progression to become the supplier of bootlegged alcohol to the twin cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. After Prohibition ended, the citizens of Somerset returned to the more humble activities of logging and farming.

Geography
Somerset is located at 45.125°N, -92.675°W (45.125189, -92.6752).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.75 sqmi, all of it land. The Apple River runs through Somerset.

Wisconsin Highways 35 and 64, and County Roads C, I, and VV are main routes in the community.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,635 people, 990 households, and 654 families living in the village. The population density was 958.2 PD/sqmi. There were 1,102 housing units at an average density of 400.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.1% White, 1.0% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population.

There were 990 households, of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the village was 29.6 years. 32.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.3% were from 25 to 44; 17.4% were from 45 to 64; and 5.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,556 people, 635 households, and 391 families living in the village. The population density was 844.1 PD/sqmi. There were 659 housing units at an average density of 357.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.85% White, 0.77% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 635 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,194, and the median income for a family was $47,426. Males had a median income of $36,827 versus $25,605 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,170. About 6.3% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 29.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Somerset's village president is Mike Kappers.

Education
Somerset High School serves students in grades nine through twelve. Somerset Middle School is the local middle school for students in grades five through eight. Somerset Elementary School is the local elementary school for students in junior kindergarten through fourth grade. All of these schools are located on the Somerset School district campus.

Recreation
Somerset has several camping and tubing establishments along the Apple River. Outfitters in the area provide rentals and transportation for tubing on the river. Every summer concerts are held at the Somerset Amphitheater. The Avett Brothers, Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne, Kenny Chesney, The Lumineers, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Pretty Lights are just some of the previous headliners. Somerset also hosted the Tough Mudder and The Border Battle Beer Fest. Every June, Somerset also holds its annual Pea Soup Days. There's a carnival, parade, and late night band playing. It takes place in the Village Park.

Notable people

 * Jenny Hansen, NCAA All-Round Gymnastic Champion
 * Samuel Harriman, Union Army general
 * Sam Lofquist, ice hockey player
 * Michael Schachtner, basketball player

title: Somerset, Wisconsin


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Somerset (town), Wisconsin

Somerset is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,036 at the 2010 census. The Village of Somerset is adjacent to the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.9 square miles (129.2 km2), of which, 47.9 square miles (124.1 km2) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) of it (4.03%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,644 people, 927 households, and 738 families residing in the town. The population density was 55.2 PD/sqmi. There were 963 housing units at an average density of 20.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.69% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 927 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $62,063, and the median income for a family was $66,098. Males had a median income of $41,497 versus $31,743 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,605. About 3.1% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * William A. Bergeron, Wisconsin State Representative, lived on a farm in the town; Bergeron was chairman of the Somerset Town Board

title: Somerset (town), Wisconsin


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Star Prairie, Wisconsin

Star Prairie is a village in St. Croix County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 561 at the 2010 census. The village is located along the Apple River on the boundary between the Town of Star Prairie and the Town of Stanton.

Geography
Star Prairie is located at 45.19806°N, -92.53194°W (45.198274, -92.531987).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.16 sqmi, all of it land. The Apple River flows through the center of town, where it is joined by a small stream called Saratoga Spring.

Wisconsin Highway 65, County Road H, and County Road M are main routes in the community. County Road C is nearby.

2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 561 people, 230 households, and 155 families in the village. The population density was 259.7 PD/sqmi. There were 248 housing units at an average density of 114.8 /sqmi. The racial makup of the village was 96.6% White, 1.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6%.

Of the 230 households 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.8% of households were one person and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 36.1 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.5% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 574 people, 212 households, and 145 families in the village. The population density was 273.3 PD/sqmi. There were 215 housing units at an average density of 102.4 /sqmi. The racial makup of the village was 97.74% White, 0.17% Black or African American and 2.09% Asian. 0.17%. were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 212 households 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 23.6% of households were one person and 9.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.28.

The age distribution was 28.0% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median household income was $48,750 and the median family income was $49,000. Males had a median income of $36,583 versus $22,679 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,414. About 2.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

title: Star Prairie, Wisconsin


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Star Prairie (town), Wisconsin

Star Prairie is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,944 at the 2000 census. The Village of Star Prairie is located on the eastern boundary of the town. The unincorporated communities of Huntington and Johannesburg are located in the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.7 square miles (84.7 km2), of which, 31.5 square miles (81.5 km2) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km2) of it (3.79%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,944 people, 1,006 households, and 777 families residing in the town. The population density was 93.6 PD/sqmi. There were 1,079 housing units at an average density of 34.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.71% White, 1.53% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,006 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,468, and the median income for a family was $58,796. Males had a median income of $41,013 versus $30,300 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,052. About 4.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

History
The town of Star Prairie, Wisconsin was founded on July 28, 1856.

title: Star Prairie (town), Wisconsin


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Medford (town), Wisconsin

Medford is a town (seven by six mile rural municipality) in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,216 at the 2000 census. The City of Medford lies mostly within the town boundaries.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.8 square miles (97.8 km2), of which, 37.7 square miles (97.6 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) of it (0.19%) is water.

History
The western edge of the six by seven mile rectangle that would become the town of Medford was first surveyed in 1847 by a crew working for the U.S. government. That west edge of the town is on the Fourth Principal Meridian, the first north-south line surveyed up through the forests of Wisconsin, from which all the towns, sections and forties are measured. In late 1861 a different crew of surveyors marked all the section corners in the township, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description: "The Surface of this Township is rather(?) gently rolling or Level. Timber mostly Hemlock with (?) Birch (?) Sugar Fir(?) Spruce and White Pine. Soil 1st & 2nd Rate and of good quality for agricultural purposes. The Township is well watered by numerous(?) Small Streams which flow in a Southerly direction."

The area around Medford remained largely forest until 1873, when the Wisconsin Central Railroad cleared a roadway south to north along the Black River, and laid its track heading for Ashland. It established a station on the river and called it Medford, starting the city. To finance this undertaking, the railroad was granted half the land for eighteen miles on either side of the track laid - generally the odd sections. The railroad platted the first section of the village of Medford in 1874. At least one sawmill was built in Medford that same year, and logging expanded in the surrounding country.

When Taylor County was formed in 1875, the town of Medford was six miles north to south same as today, but it spanned the full width of the county, including all modern towns from Aurora to Goodrich.

An 1880 map of this area shows roads of some sort heading out from Medford into the surrounding country. One road follows the course of modern Highway 64 east beyond the township to the county line and west to where it now tees with modern County E. Partial predecessors of Perkins St, Oriole Ave, and Highway 13 were in place - also predecessors of Allman Ave, Center Ave, and County E on the west side.

A map from 1900 shows the town filling in. More roads were in place, with settlers' homesteads sprinkled along them. 80 and 40 acres are the most common farm sizes. Rural schools were at the corner of what would become Perkinstown Avenue and Anderson Road, two on Center Avenue, one on the future 64 west of Medford, and one at Oriole Drive and Kummer Lane. A few large parcels without settlers are still north of Medford - some in odd sections still owned by the railroad.

The 1913 plat map shows more roads, more settlers, another rural school added two miles east of Medford on what would become 64. It has "Fair Ground" marked on the east side of Medford, and a new Medford Lumber Co railroad angles northwest from Medford, then turns due west towards Perkinstown.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,216 people, 821 households, and 637 families residing in the town. The population density was 58.8 people per square mile (22.7/km2). There were 846 housing units at an average density of 22.4 per square mile (8.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 821 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,912, and the median income for a family was $51,188. Males had a median income of $30,680 versus $23,935 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,261. About 3.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

title: Medford (town), Wisconsin


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Medford, Wisconsin

Medford is a city and county seat of Taylor County, in north-central Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,349 at the 2020 census. The city is located mostly within the boundaries of the Town of Medford.

History
Medford is located on historic Ojibwe forest land acquired by the United States in the 1837 Treaty of St. Peters. In 1864, the federal government authorized a grant of some 837000 acres of this land to subsidize railway construction through the area. The Wisconsin Central Railroad Company, controlled by Boston financier Gardner Colby, obtained the land grant and constructed the railroad in the 1870s. The railroad company and a local lumber milling company laid out the city of Medford in 1875 and sold lots for twenty-five dollars each. The railroad named the new settlement after Medford, Massachusetts, the hometown of a railroad official. Medford shipped over 1.5 million board feet of lumber by rail within a year of its establishment, and the area was soon clear cut for farming.

The Wisconsin Legislature organized Taylor County in 1875 and named Medford the county seat, leading to a dispute between the Wisconsin Central Railroad and the mill company over the location of the courthouse. The Taylor County Courthouse was ultimately constructed on land donated by the railroad company.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Medford hosted an annual Mink festival, celebrating the town's claim to be the "Mink capital of the world." Fur farms in the area make Taylor County a top mink producer in North America. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, thousands of mink died of the virus after having contracted it from human workers.

Geography
Medford is located at 45.13778°N, -90.345°W (45.137994, −90.345227).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.52 sqmi, of which, 4.49 sqmi is land and 0.03 sqmi is water.

2020 census
As of the census of 2020, the population was 4,349. The population density was 968.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,163 housing units at an average density of 481.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 92.3% White, 0.7% Asian, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.1% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 4.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,326 people, 1,982 households, and 1,094 families residing in the city. The population density was 959.2 PD/sqmi. There were 2,127 housing units at an average density of 471.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 1,982 households, of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.8% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.79.

The median age in the city was 43 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,350 people. The population density was 1,243.9 people per square mile (479.9/km2). There were 2,034 housing units at an average density of 581.6 per square mile (224.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.69% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,947 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,278, and the median income for a family was $47,045. Males had a median income of $31,840 versus $23,955 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,962. About 4.3% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Medford has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is elected for a two-year term. Each of the four city districts is represented by an alderperson, with two elected to two-year terms in alternating years.

Medford City Park
Medford City Park, the city's principal community park, was established in 1890 and consists of 100 acre. An extensive redevelopment program for the park was initiated in 1979. Equipment and facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, with dressing area and wading pool, playground equipment, four park shelters, two restroom facilities, one tennis court, four volleyball courts, one basketball court, two softball fields, a concession stand, nine recreation vehicle camping facilities, a skatepark, the "River Walk" which parallels the Black River for the majority of its way through the city, and picnic and barbecue areas along the walkway. The 19 acre Medford millpond has been periodically dredged of sedimentation in an effort to improve fish habitat in the pond.

Grahl Park
Grahl Park consists of 7 acre and is designed as an integral part of a residential subdivision and has pedestrian access points to surrounding neighborhoods from the west, north, and east. It has a Little League baseball field, basketball court, restroom facilities, park shelter, and playground equipment.

Pine Line Trail
The southern trailhead of Wisconsin's Pine Line Trail, lies within Medford. The Pine Line Trail is an unpaved, multi-use rail-trail extending just over 26 mi to Prentice.

Curling Club
The Medford Curling Club is located on the south side of the city. The Mixed National Championships were most recently held here in 2009. There are four sheets of ice, a changing room, and a warming area inside.

Golf courses
The city has two golf courses, the Tee-Hi Golf Course and the Black River Golf Club.

Airport

 * KMDZ – Taylor County

Medford is served by the Taylor County Airport (KMDZ). It is located approximately three miles southeast of Medford. The airport handles approximately 7,000 operations per year, with roughly 93% general aviation and 7% air taxi. The airport has two asphalt runways; a 6,000-foot runway with approved GPS approaches (Runway 9–27) and a 4,435-foot crosswind runway, also with GPS approaches, (Runway 16–34).

AM radio

 * WIGM AM 1490, (sports talk)

FM radio

 * WKEB FM 99.3, (Adult hits)

Newspaper

 * Star News

Primary

 * Medford Area Elementary School, public school serving grades PK-4
 * Medford Area Middle School, public school serving grades 5–8
 * Holy Rosary Catholic School, Catholic school serving grades PK-6
 * Immanuel Lutheran School, Lutheran school serving grades PK-8

Secondary

 * Medford Area Senior High School, public school serving grades 9–12

Post-secondary

 * Northcentral Technical College West Campus

Health care
Aspirus Medford Hospital is a health care organization that operates a hospital, clinics, senior care facilities, and a skilled nursing care and rehabilitation facility in the Medford area. Featuring and extensive renovation done within the last 10 years, Memorial Health Center has been promoted to feature an Aspirus Heart and Vascular Institute.

Notable people

 * Father Michael Jerome Cypher, missionary priest murdered by the father of former Honduran president José Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Mel Zelaya in the 1975 Los Horcones massacre
 * Michelle Curran, United States Air Force officer and pilot
 * Jeane Dixon, psychic, prophet and astrologer
 * John Gamper, Wisconsin politician
 * Levi Withee Gibson, Wisconsin politician
 * Anthony J. Opachen, Wisconsin politician
 * John K. Parish, Wisconsin politician and jurist
 * Jack Perkins, actor
 * Erny Pinckert, football player
 * Zachary Rhyner, Air Force Cross recipient
 * Steve Russ, Denver Broncos linebacker
 * Joe "Pep" Simek, co-founder of Tombstone Pizza and founder of Pep's Pizza
 * Scott Suder, Wisconsin politician
 * Clinton Textor, Wisconsin politician
 * Elias L. Urquhart, Wisconsin politician

title: Medford, Wisconsin


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Rib Lake (town), Wisconsin

Rib Lake is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 768 at the 2000 census. The village of Rib Lake is completely surrounded by the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 74.9 square miles (193.9 km2), of which 74.0 square miles (191.7 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.2 km2) (1.14%) is water.

The northern part of the town of Rib Lake lies within the Perkinstown terminal moraine, a line of hills bulldozed by the last glacier. Interspersed through the choppy land are small glacial lakes and ice-walled lake plains. Most of the south-central part of the town has a soil called Merrill till which was laid down by a much earlier glacier, giving it time to flatten out. Some bottoms along the Big Rib River are filled sandy deposits washed out of the last glacier.

History
Most of the edges of the six by six squares that would become Rib Lake were surveyed in October 1861 by a crew working for the U.S. government. In early 1862, the same crew marked all the section corners in the township, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description for the six by six square that now contains the village of Rib Lake: "The Surface of this Township is generally rolling. Soil Fair 2nd Rate and good for agricultural purposes. Timber Hemlock Birch Sugar and White Pine of good quality.  It is well watered by numerous Small Lakes and Streams of pure water."

Around 1873 the Wisconsin Central Railroad built its line just west of what would become Rib Lake, up through the forest that would become Medford and Westboro, heading for Ashland. To finance this undertaking, the railroad was granted half the land for eighteen miles on either side of the track laid - generally the odd-numbered sections.

When Taylor County was formed in 1875, the northern six miles of what would become Rib Lake was part of a larger Town of Westboro which spanned the county east to west. The southern three miles were part of a Town of Chelsea that also spanned the county. In 1885 Rib Lake was split off as its own town.

An 1880 map of the area shows only one road in what would become the town of Rib Lake - some sort of wagon road reaching east from Westboro 3.5 miles along the course of modern Rustic Road 1 to the north side of James Lake.

In 1881 J.J. Kennedy started the sawmill at Rib Lake, which sawed lumber from the surrounding country, and which established the village. Around 1883 the Wisconsin Central built a permanent spur line from north of Chelsea across the north end of Wellington Lake to the village of Rib Lake, to haul out products of the mill. Later, hemlock bark from the surrounding forests was another important early product, supplying the tannery in Rib Lake.

A map from around 1900 shows roads and settlers beginning to fill in parts of the township. By that time roads paralleled the railroad spur from Chelsea to the village of Rib Lake, and the road grid was already pretty complete for three miles west of Rib Lake. A wagon road followed most of the course of modern County C running north and south. A predecessor of modern Wilderness Avenue reached to north of Wood Lake. Another early road anticipated Berry Avenue. Another followed Zuther Avenue for several miles. Another followed the course of modern Rustic Road 1 and Berry Avenue across the north. Settlers' homesteads were sprinkled along all of these - thickest around the village of Rib Lake and none on the east end. Rural schools were marked at the modern intersection of Berry and County C, at Fawn Ave and Peche, and at C and Trout. J.J. Kennedy owned many large blocks wherever there weren't settlers. The Wisconsin Central still owned large parts of some odd-numbered sections. Other large land-holders were Fayette Shaw of the tannery in Rib Lake, C. McCrossen in the northeast corner, and J.O. Frank in the south.

The 1911 plat map showed the roads extended, with more settlers along them. By this time a town hall had appeared at the future intersection of C and Wilderness Avenue, and the northern school had moved to the future corner of Berry and Highway 102. Another school had been added a mile west of Wood Lake. Two sawmills had appeared where Wood Creek crosses the predecessor of Trout Avenue, and the Konz Post Office had appeared where Trout now meets County C. The Wisconsin Central had sold more of its land. Other large landholders by this time were the Rib Lake Lumber Company, U.S. Leather, Medford Manufacturing Co., and Wausau Lumber Co. on the east end.

These maps also show the Soo Line's extension of the Rib Lake spur, built in 1902 east out of Rib Lake for a few miles, then turning north-northeast, eventually reaching Spirit Falls. There it connected with the Tomahawk, Marinette and Western Railroad out of Tomahawk. Branching east off this permanent spur, the Rib Lake Lumber Company laid temporary spurs to their logging camps around Wood Lake, pulling up the spurs and relaying them to the next camps every few years. This continued until 1948, feeding logs to the sawmill in Rib Lake and hemlock bark to the tannery.

Rustic Road #1, a scenic drive that winds over hills and around lakes and Wisconsin's first official Rustic Road, was dedicated in 1975.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 768 people, 278 households and 212 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.4 per square mile (4.0/km2). There were 466 housing units at an average density of 6.3 per square mile (2.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.13% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 278 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

27.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.2 males.

The median household income was $38,393, and the median family income was $43,295. Males had a median income of $29,250 versus $21,103 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,641. About 4.8% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

title: Rib Lake (town), Wisconsin


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Rib Lake, Wisconsin

Rib Lake is a village in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 102 and Taylor County Highway D. The population was 910 at the 2010 census. The village is completely surrounded by the Town of Rib Lake.

History
In 1881, J. J. Kennedy hauled sawmill machinery with oxen from the railroad at Chelsea to the bank of Rib Lake and built a sawmill called the Rib Lake Lumber Company. The next year a railroad spur was built to the mill from the Wisconsin Central Railway at Chelsea. The community was originally called Kennedy Mills. The original mill burned in about a year, (and possibly burned again in 1898) and was destroyed by another fire on July 23, 1914.

In 1891, Fayette Shaw started a tannery in Rib Lake, which used tannic acid from locally harvested hemlock bark to tan hides from as far away as South America to make leather. The tannery operated until 1923.

The 1890s saw much growth, with the beginning of Methodist, Catholic and Lutheran congregations. In 1897 the Rib Lake Herald newspaper began publishing and a Dr. Werner started a practice.

The village of Rib Lake was incorporated in 1902.

The last pine cut for the Rib Lake Lumber Company came from a general location near the last camp #28, and was cut on February 26, 1948. The company ceased operations shortly thereafter.

Geography
Rib Lake is located at 45.31861°N, -90.20583°W (45.318834, -90.206025).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.34 sqmi, of which, 1.87 sqmi of it is land and 0.47 sqmi is water.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 910 people, 371 households, and 220 families residing in the village. The population density was 486.6 PD/sqmi. There were 432 housing units at an average density of 231.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White, 0.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 371 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.7% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the village was 39.7 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 878 people, 356 households, and 206 families residing in the village. The population density was 470.5 people per square mile (181.3/km2). There were 394 housing units at an average density of 211.2 per square mile (81.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.86% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 356 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,222, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $30,268 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,571. About 7.7% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

title: Rib Lake, Wisconsin