Winter (wisconsin)

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Winter (wisconsin)
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Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Sawyer County
Coordinates : 45 ° 49 ′  N , 91 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 49 ′  N , 91 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 313 (as of 2010)
Population density : 151.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.07 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 420 m
Postal code : 54896
Area code : +1 534, 715
FIPS : 55-87975
GNIS ID : 1576887

Winter is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Sawyer County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Winter had 313 residents.

geography

Winter is located in central northwest Wisconsin, about a kilometer west of the Brunet River . This belongs to the Mississippi river basin via the Chippewa River .

The geographical coordinates of winter are 45 ° 49'11 "north latitude and 91 ° 00'43" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of ​​2.07 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Winter without belonging to it.

Winter's neighboring towns are Loretta (17.8 km northeast), Ojibwa (8.6 km west-southwest), Radisson (17.5 km in the same direction), and New Post (25.5 km northwest).

The closest major cities are Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (174 km northwest), Wausau (219 km southeast), Green Bay on Lake Michigan (369 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (405 km southeast), Eau Claire (146 km southwest) and the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) in Minnesota (150 miles southwest).

traffic

The Wisconsin State Highway 70 runs from west to east direction as the main road through the winter. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The Tuscobia State Trail runs parallel to WIS 70 through winter, a rail trail for hikers, riders and cyclists that follows the route of a former railway line . It is also possible to drive on the path with quads . In winter, the trail can also be used with cross-country skis and snowmobiles .

The nearest airports are Duluth International Airport (183 km northwest), Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire (141 km southwest) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (261 km southwest).

population

According to the 2010 census , there were 313 people in 153 households in winter. The population density was 151.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.05 people lived in the 153 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.7 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 1.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent (one person) Asian and 1.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 4.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.1 percent of the population.

25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.1 percent were 65 years or older. 48.6 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 16,875  USD . The per capita income was $ 11,668. 49.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ North American Numbering Plan Administration
  2. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 20, 2014
  3. Distances according to Google Maps.Retrieved August 20, 2014
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Tuscobia State Trail.Retrieved August 20, 2014

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