Eagle River, Wisconsin

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Eagle River
Downtown Eagle River
Downtown Eagle River
Location in Wisconsin
Eagle River, Wisconsin
Eagle River
Eagle River
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Vilas County
Coordinates : 45 ° 55 ′  N , 89 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 55 ′  N , 89 ° 15 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,398 (as of 2010)
Population density : 168.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 8.29 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 )
Height : 502 m
Postal code : 54521
Area code : +1 534, 715
FIPS : 55-21625
GNIS ID : 1579167
Website : www.eagleriver.govoffice2.com
Mayor : Jeffrey A. Hyslop
Eagle River Stadium Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame.jpg
The Eagle River Stadium , listed on the NRHP since 1994

Eagle River is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Vilas County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Eagle River had 1,398 residents.

geography

The Eagle River in the city of the same name

Eagle River is located in a forest and lake-rich landscape in northern Wisconsin on both sides of the Eagle River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Wisconsin River .

The geographical coordinates of Eagle River are 45 ° 55'02 "north latitude and 89 ° 14'40" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​8.29 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Lincoln without belonging to it.

Eagle River's neighbors are Conover (10 miles north), Three Lakes (10 miles southeast), and St. Germain (15 miles west).

The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (230 km southeast), Appleton (237 km south-southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (383 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (359 km south), Wausau (132 km south-southwest) , Eau Claire (292 km southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (390 km west southwest), Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (296 km west northwest) and Sault Ste. Marie in the Canadian province of Ontario (464 km east-northeast, across from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan ).

traffic

In the center of the city, Wisconsin State Highways 17 , 32 and 70 come together. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

With the Eagle River Union Airport there is a small airfield in the northwest of the urban area of ​​Eagle River. The nearest commercial airport is the Rhinelander – Oneida County Airport (44 km south-southwest).

population

According to the 2010 census, the Eagle River had 1,398 people in 684 households. The population density was 168.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 1.89 people each in the 684 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.0 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 3.5 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

18 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 26,925  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,813. 26.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

  • Shawn Carter (* 1973) - ice hockey player - born and raised in Eagle River
  • Charles Comiskey (1859–1931) - baseball player, manager and team owner - was born and raised in Eagle River

Individual evidence

  1. City of Eagle River - Elected Officials. Retrieved September 3, 2014
  2. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 94000650.Retrieved September 3, 2014
  3. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 3, 2014
  4. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 3, 2014
  5. AirNav.com - Eagle River Union Airport Retrieved on September 3, 2014

Web links

Commons : Eagle River, Wisconsin  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files