Wisconsin Rapids
| Wisconsin Rapids | |||
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 Bridge over the Wisconsin River |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Wood County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 24 ′ N , 89 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 18,367 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 535.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 36.5 km 2 (about 14 mi 2 ) of which 34.3 km 2 (about 13 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 306 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 54494 and 54495 | ||
| Area code : | +1 715 and 534 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-88200 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584463 | ||
| Website : | www.wirapids.org | ||
| Mayor : | Zach Vruwink | ||
 Wisconsin Rapids water tower |
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Wisconsin Rapids is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Wood County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Wisconsin Rapids had a population of 18,367.
geography
Wisconsin Rapids is located at latitude 44 ° 24 'north and longitude 89 ° 50' west, extends over 36.5 km 2 ; 34.3 km 2 of which land area; on the Wisconsin River at an elevation of 306 feet above sea level.
The nearest larger cities are Wausau (approx. 70 km north), La Crosse (approx. 150 km southwest), Eau Claire (approx. 155 km west), Fond du Lac (approx. 155 km southeast) and Green Bay (approx. 155 km east). Madison , the capital of the state, is approx. 170 km south and Chicago , the next megacity , is approx. 380 km southeast.
Economy and Transport
The Verso Corporation operates in Wisconsin Rapids a paper mill with an annual production capacity of approximately 540,000 tons of paper.
Wisconsin Highways 13 , 34 , 54 and 73 run through the city . Wisconsin Highway 66 begins on the northern edge of the city and Interstate 39 and US Highway 51 run on the same route 20 km east .
The city is connected to the Canadian National route network.
The Central Wisconsin Airport is located 50 kilometers north of the city.
history
The Anishinabe called the area "Ad-dah-wah-gam" ("two-sided rapids") because the rapids in the river were divided by a large rock formation. Although the Europeans began to colonize the area as early as 1830, the name " Wisconsin Rapids " has only been in use since the 1920s. Before there were two parishes, " Centralia " and " Grand Rapids ", separated by the Wisconsin River . In 1900 these communities united to form the city of Grand Rapids . The city was renamed Wisconsin Rapids in 1920 because mail and goods deliveries were very often confused with the most famous place Grand Rapids in the state of Michigan.
population
According to the 2010 census, the Wisconsin Rapids had 18,367 people in 8,296 households. The population density was 535.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in each of the 8,296 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.2 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 3.7 percent Asian and 0.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.2 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 37,150 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,310. 15.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Ken Anderson (* 1976), professional wrestler and actor, known as "Mr. Anderson ",
- Bonnie Bartlett (* 1929), actress,
- James Daly (1918–1978), actor,
- Jidenna (* 1985), rapper and singer,
- Philleo Nash (1909–1987), professor, anthropologist and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin,
- Grim Natwick (1890–1990), animator and film director ,
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Free United States and Canada Area Code Lookup for Area Code start with 715 | AreaCodeDownload ( Memento from May 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Administration of number allocation, numbering scheme in Wisconsin
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 17, 2014
- ↑ Verso: Wisconsin Rapids Mill , accessed September 11, 2019
- ↑ Wisconsin Transportation Department, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB)
- ^ Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin - Home Page
