Rhinelander (Wisconsin)
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![Downtown Rhinelander looking east to the dome of the Oneida County Courthouse, which has been listed on the NRHP since 1981 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Rhinelander_Wisconsin_Downtown_Looking_East.jpg) Downtown Rhinelander looking east towards the dome of the Oneida County Courthouse , which has been listed on the NRHP since 1981 |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Oneida County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 38 ′ N , 89 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 7,798 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 349.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 22.3 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 472 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54501 | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-67200 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1572231 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.rhinelander.wi.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Richard Johns | ||
 Hodag comic |
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Rhinelander is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Oneida County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Rhinelander had 7,798 inhabitants.
Rhinelander is home to the Hodag , a fictional animal that has been described as: “the head of a frog, the grinning face of a giant elephant, strong short legs that end in very large claws, the back of a dinosaur and a long tail without Point at the end ”. The Hodag is the mascot of the city and the local high school. The Rhinelander High School stadium is named after the football star Mike Webster who attended the high school .
geography
Rhinelander is located in northern Wisconsin, on both sides of the Wisconsin River that flows into the Mississippi . The geographical coordinates of Rhinelander are 45 ° 38'12 "north latitude and 89 ° 24'43" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 22.3 km 2 .
Neighboring towns of Rhinelander are Roosevelt (10 km east-northeast), Malvern (13.3 km east-southeast), Woodboro (12.7 km west) and Newbold (12.5 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (217 km southeast), Appleton (227 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (366 km in the same direction), Wausau (90.9 km south), Wisconsin's capital Madison (316 km in the same direction), Eau Claire (245 km southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (366 km west southwest), and Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (301 km northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 8 extends in the east-west direction along the southern border of Rhinelander. In the center of the city, Wisconsin State Highways 17 and 47 meet. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the Canadian National Railway (CN) runs through Rhinelander for freight traffic .
With the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport there is a regional airport in the west of the city area.
history
The city, which was initially called Pelican Rapids , is named after F. W. Rhinelander , a president of the Lakeshore and Western Railroad .
The FBI -Agent Melvin Purvis was the massive manhunt for the criminals to John Dillinger , which of the Midwest United States been entrusted drew attention to itself mainly through bank robberies and prison breaks. When the gang hid in a forest hut in Rhinelander while fleeing from the authorities, the police tracked down this hiding place through tips from local residents. Purvis led an arrest team on April 22, 1934. However, the gang managed to escape after a bloody gun battle with three dead and many injured.
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 7,798 people in 3,545 households in Rhinelander. The population density was 349.7 people per square kilometer. A statistical mean of 2.1 people lived in each of the 3545 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.2 percent white , 1.0 percent African American , 1.2 percent Native American , 0.7 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity .
21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 53.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,419 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,033. 19.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Jason Doering , American football player
- Dan Forsman , golfer
- Rita Gross (born July 6, 1943; † November 11, 2015 in Eau Claire ), Buddhist religious scholar and feminist
- Vanessa Semrow , model
- Dale Wasserman (November 2, 1914 - December 21, 2008 in Paradise Valley, Arizona), writer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000052. Retrieved March 12, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved March 12, 2014
- ↑ The Hodag story at holidayacres.com (English) ( Memento of the original from February 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ HOMECOMING HEROES. Retrieved August 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 12, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved March 12, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport Accessed on March 12, 2014
