Schofield, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Marathon County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 55 ′ N , 89 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
2,169 (as of 2010) 134,063 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 475.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.33 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 4.56 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 366 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54476 | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-72150 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1573796 | ||
| Website : | cityofschofield.org | ||
| Mayor : | Ken fable | ||
Schofield is a city (with the status " City ") in Marathon County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Schofield had 2,169 residents.
Schofield is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area , which coincides with Marathon County.
geography
Schofield is located in northern central Wisconsin, on the east bank of the Wisconsin River that flows into the Mississippi .
The geographical coordinates of Schofield are 44 ° 54'35 "north latitude and 89 ° 36'16" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 7.33 km², which is spread over 4.56 km² of land and 2.77 km² of water.
Neighboring towns of Schofield are Wausau (on the northern city limits), Weston (on the eastern city limits), Rothschild (on the southern city limits) and Rib Mountain (on the opposite west bank of the Wisconsin River).
The nearest major cities besides Wausau are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (139 km east-southeast), Appleton (139 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (287 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (228 km south), La Crosse am Mississippi (231 km southwest), Eau Claire (171 km west), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (294 km in the same direction) and Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (380 km northwest).
traffic
The four-lane Wisconsin State Highway 29 runs in an east-west direction a few hundred meters south of the city of Schofield and, after crossing the Wisconsin River, joins the four-lane US Highway 51 on the opposite bank . Business US 51 runs through the city in a north-south direction . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway (CN) line runs through Schofield for freight traffic .
With the Wausau Downtown Airport there is a small airfield directly behind the northern city limits. The nearest commercial airport is Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee (14 miles southwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , Schofield had 2,169 people in 994 households. The population density was 475.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.18 people lived in each of the 994 households.
The racial the population was composed of 90.1 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 5.5 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 48.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 37,447 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,524. 13.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 21, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 21, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB). Accessed March 21, 2014
- ^ Wausau Downtown Airport. Accessed March 21, 2014