Marshfield City (1990 pop. 19,291), Marathon and Wood co., central Wis., in a dairy area; inc. 1883. Cheese, machinery, furniture, fabricated metal, apparel, and hydraulic cylinders are among the city's products. An agricultural research station is there.
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For other places with the same name, see Marshfield (town), Wisconsin.
| Marshfield, Wisconsin | |
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| Coordinates: 44°39′54″N 90°10′33″W / 44.665°N 90.17583°WCoordinates: 44°39′54″N 90°10′33″W / 44.665°N 90.17583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Counties | Wood, Marathon |
| Area | |
| - Total | 12.7 sq mi (33.0 km2) |
| - Land | 12.7 sq mi (32.9 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation [1] | 1,286 ft (392 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 19,454 (as of 1 January 2,008) |
| - Density | 1,477.9/sq mi (570.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-49675[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1569085[1] |
| Website | http://ci.marshfield.wi.us/ |
Marshfield is a city in Marathon and Wood Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the largest city in Wood County. The small portion of the city that extends into Marathon County is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,800 at the 2000 census. Marshfield is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10, Highway 13 and Highway 97.
The city forms one of the core areas (the other is Wisconsin Rapids) of the United States Census Bureau's Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Wood County (2000 population: 75,555).
Marshfield is home to the Marshfield Clinic, Saint Joseph's Hospital and the Central Wisconsin State Fair, as well as the World's Largest Round Barn.
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History
Marshfield was settled in 1868.[3]
Geography
Marshfield is located at 44°39′54″N 90°10′33″W / 44.664879°N 90.175961°W (44.664879, -90.175961).[4] This location makes it the closest town to the geographic center of Wisconsin.[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.8 square miles (33.0 km2), of which, 12.7 square miles (32.9 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.24%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 18,800 people, 8,235 households, and 4,866 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,477.9 people per square mile (570.7/km2). There were 8,617 housing units at an average density of 677.4/sq mi (261.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.12% White, 0.39% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 8,235 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,248, and the median income for a family was $50,498. Males had a median income of $31,848 versus $23,745 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,965. About 3.7% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Marshfield school system consists of Madison, Grant, Lincoln, Nasonville, and Washington elementary schools, Marshfield Middle School, and Marshfield High School.
Marshfield parochial schools include: Trinity Lutheran School (K-8), Immanuel Lutheran School (pre-K-8), the Marshfield Christian School (K-8), and Marshfield Area Catholic Schools. The latter is a preK-12 system consisting of St. John the Baptist Primary School, Our Lady of Peace Intermediate School, Columbus Catholic Middle School, Columbus Catholic High School, and an alternative school.
The University of Wisconsin–Marshfield/Wood County and Mid-State Technical College - Marshfield Campus are located in Marshfield.
Culture
Marshfield has a local community arts facility, Chestnut Center for the Arts, and is the home of the New Visions Art Gallery, located in the Marshfield Clinic.
Marshfield Public Library, located downtown, offers adult and children's programs. In 2003, the library permitted a local Holocaust-denier to mount an exhibit favorable to Adolf Hitler, Amelia Eckes, and the Third Reich in the library's exhibition space. The exhibit stayed for three weeks, until public pressure persuaded the library to remove the exhibit.[5][6]
In 1998, the Freedom From Religion Foundation in the city went to court over a religious Statue on public land. The statue featured Jesus Christ on a globe accompanied with the words, "Christ Guide us on our Way," and had been a centerpiece of the city for 40 years. After a sale of the public property to a private buyer, the case was appealed by the Foundation. The appeals court ruled in favor of the Foundation claiming that, the public display of the Statue still violates the law since a reasonable person would assume the Statue was on public property. Upon court suggestion, a fence and notice of private property was erected around the statue. The fenced in statue stands today as a 14 ft. symbol of the separation of Church and State.
Health care
The Marshfield Clinic system provides health care for much of northern Wisconsin. It operates residency programs in medicine, pediatrics, and surgery, as well as a transitional year of residency. The Marshfield Clinic and St. Joseph's Hospital also host medical and physician's assistant students for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
St. Joseph's Hospital is the only hospital in Marshfield, and is the second largest hospital (by average daily census) in the state of Wisconsin. It serves as a tertiary care center for much of northern Wisconsin. St. Joseph's hospital is part of the Ministry Health Care System.
Points of interest
- Figi's World Headquarters
- Foxfire Botanical Gardens
- Jurustic Park[7]
- World's largest round barn (located on the fairgrounds and listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1997)
Notable people
- Fred Beell, wrestler
- John W. Byrnes, U.S. Representative
- Jose Pablo Cantillo, stage and television actor
- Alden Carter, author
- William D. Connor, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
- Tom Domres, NFL player
- Bob Franken, CNN correspondent[citation needed]
- Melvin Laird, U.S. House of Representatives (1952-1969), Secretary of Defense (1969-1973)
- Philleo Nash, Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Willard Purdy, Distinguished Service Cross recipient
- Andrew Rock, Olympic Gold medalist
- Rich Seubert, professional football player for the New York Giants
- John Stauber, author
- Adam Stenavich practice squad football player for the Houston Texans
- Mark Tauscher professional football player for the Green Bay Packers, born in Marshfield
- William H. Upham, former governor of Wisconsin
- Gary Varsho, retired professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Phillies
- Elizabeth Zimmerman, British-born knitter known her books and instructional series on American public television
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. p. 1158
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Cohen, Leon (May 2, 2003). "Holocaust denier display outrages, then draws Marshfield closer". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. http://www.jewishchronicle.org/article.php?article_id=2248. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Waldman, Amy (May 23, 2003). "At a Local Library, A Pro-Nazi Exhibit". The Jewish Daily Forward. http://www.forward.com/articles/8855/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Stokes, Sarah (May 7, 2009). "Jurustic Park". weau.com. http://www.weau.com/wanderingwisconsin/headlines/44558827.html. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
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