Phillips (Wisconsin)
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 Center of Phillips |
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| Foundation : | 1876 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Price County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 42 ′ N , 90 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,478 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 204.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.09 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 7.23 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 440 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54555 | ||
| Area code : | +1 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-62450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1571294 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofphillips.com | ||
| Mayor : | Charles J. Peterson | ||
 The Price County Courthouse in Phillips |
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Phillips is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Price County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Phillips had 1,478 residents.
geography
Phillips is located in north-central Wisconsin on both sides of the Elk River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Flambeau River and the Chippewa River .
The geographical coordinates of Phillips are 45 ° 41'48 "north latitude and 90 ° 24'02" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 9.09 km², which is spread over 7.23 km² of land and 1.86 km² of water. The city is surrounded in the north, east and south by the Town of Worcester and in the west by the Town of Elk , without belonging to any of them.
Neighboring towns to Phillips are Fifield (14 miles north), Park Falls (19 miles in the same direction), Worcester (11 miles southeast), Prentice (14 miles southeast), Catawba (17 miles southwest), and Kennan (31 km in the same direction).
The nearest major cities are Eau Claire (175 km southwest), Rochester in Minnesota (319 km in the same direction), the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) in Minnesota (272 km west southwest), Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (227 km) km northwest), Wausau (136 km southeast), Green Bay on Lake Michigan (292 km in the same direction) and Wisconsin's capital, Madison (367 km south-southeast).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 13 runs in a north-south direction as the main road by Phillips. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for freight traffic of the Canadian National Railway (CN) runs through Phillips in a north-south direction .
In the north of the urban area is the Price County Airport, a small airfield. The nearest regional airport is Central Wisconsin Airport near Wausau (161 km southeast). The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (295 km west-southwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , Phillips had 1,478 people in 695 households. The population density was 204.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.0 people lived in each of the 695 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.1 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.6 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 33,281 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,954. 26.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
history
The small town of Phillips, named after Elijah B. Phillips, was founded in 1876. In 1894 it was burned down and rebuilt. Thirteen people were killed in the fire.
Individual evidence
- ^ City of Phillips - Government Directory.Retrieved August 12, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved August 12, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 12, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved August 12, 2014
- ^ AirNav - Price County Airport. Retrieved August 12, 2014
- ↑ Bio: Kliss, Frank & Mary (Phillips Fire - July 27, 1894) . Retrieved December 22, 2018.
