Marathon City
| Marathon City | |||
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 Center of Marathon City |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1857 (settled) 1884 (incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Marathon County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 56 ′ N , 89 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,524 (as of 2010) 134,063 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 243.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.27 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 391 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54448 | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-49100 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1569014 | ||
| Website : | www.marathoncity.org | ||
| Mayor : | John Small (President) | ||
 Marathon City Town Hall |
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Marathon City is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Marathon County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Marathon City had 1,524 residents.
Marathon City is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area , which coincides with Marathon County.
geography
Marathon City is located in north-central Wisconsin on the Big Rib River , a tributary of the Wisconsin River that flows into the Mississippi .
The geographical coordinates of Marathon City are 44 ° 55'45 "north latitude and 89 ° 50'25" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 6.27 km².
The city center of Wausau is 19.8 km to the east. Other neighboring towns are Brokaw (25.7 km northeast), Rib Mountain (18.3 km east), Rothschild and Schofield (each 23.1 km east-southeast), Mosinee (20.3 km southeast), Fenwood (20.8 km southwest ) and Edgar (8 miles west).
The nearest major cities besides Wausau are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (165 km east-southeast), Appleton (170 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (300 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (236 km south), La Crosse am Mississippi (219 km southwest), Eau Claire (144 km west), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (266 km in the same direction) and Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (354 km northwest).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 29 runs west-east direction through the north of Marathon City. Wisconsin State Highway 107 , which runs north to south, is the community's main street. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee (14 miles southeast).
history
In 1857, Germans previously resident in Pennsylvania settled on the site of the present-day location. A Catholic church was built in 1863, a flour mill in 1870, a brewery in 1881 and a sawmill in 1882.
In 1884, at the instigation of its residents, the place was incorporated as the Village of Marathon City . In 1891 Marathon City was connected to the railway network. The timber company Menzner Lumber & Supply Company , still active today as Menzner Hardwoods , was founded in 1894 and had its offices in the former house built in 1875 by the mill owner Henry Fricke .
population
According to the 2010 census , Marathon City had 1,524 people in 638 households. The population density was 243.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in each of the 638 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 1.3 percent Asian and 1.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 63,661 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,927. 6.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Board of Trustees.Retrieved March 22, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 22, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 22, 2014
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 92000856. Retrieved March 22, 2014
- ^ Menzner Hardwoods. Retrieved March 22, 2014
- ^ History of Marathon City.Retrieved March 22, 2014
