Marshfield (Wisconsin)

Marshfield is a city in the Wisconsin. It is the largest city with Wood County, but it covers the border between Wood County and Marathon County, Wisconsin. According to the census of 2000, its population is of 18.800 inhabitants.

Marshfield is well-known for several attractions, like the " Marshfield Clinic" and the Fair of State de Wisconsin Power station, and also the Round Barn largest in the World.

Together with the small towns which surround it, the place microplitain of Marshfield has, since 2000,27 408 residents. The city composes one of the important places of the Office of Census of the United States de Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids, which includes " very; Wood County" (population since 2000: 75.555). Although small towns which are included in the place micropolitan of Marshfield are with " County" marathon; , one includes them in Wausau, Wisconsin mSA" , which includes very this counted, rather than in the " Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids mSA" , which includes only Wood County.

Famous people

Melvin Laird, U.S. House off Representative (1952-1970), Secretary of Defense of Richard Nixon (1969-1973)
Andrew Rock'n'roll, track - 2004 Olympics, Athens
John Stauber, writer
Fred Beel, fighter
Mark Tauscher, American football player
Adam Grant, social activist

Geography

Marshfield is with 44°39' 54" north, 90°10' 33" west (44.664879, -90.175961).

According to the United States Census Office, the city covers 33.0 km ², 12.8 semi ². 32.9 km ² (12.7 semi ²) of the city are composed of the ground, and 0.1 km ² (0.04 semi ²) is composed of water. 0,24 per hundred of the city is composed of water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, the city is composed of 18.800 inhabitants, 8.235 households, and 4.866 families resided at it. The Population density was 570.7/km ². There were 8,617 units of housing with an average density of 261.6/km ². 97,12% of the population were Caucasian, 0.39% was Afro-American, 0,23% was American native, 1,38% was Asian, 0,01% was the insular Pacific, 0,22% were of another race, and 0,64% were of two races or more. 0,78% of the population were Latino-américain.

Old There were 8,235 households out off which 27.8% had children under the off 18 living room with them, 48.2% were married couples living room together, 8.2% had has female householder with present No husband, and 40.9% were non-families. 35.2% off all households were made up off individuals and 14.0% had someone living room alone who was 65 years off old gold older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the old off 18,8.8% from 18 to 24,28.3% from 25 to 44,22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years off old gold older. Old median The was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. Old For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

Median The income for has household in the city was $37,248, and the median income for has family was $50,498. Males had has median income off $31,848 versus $23,745 for females. The Per head income for the city was $21,965. 6.6% off the population and 3.7% off families were below the Poverty line. 6.2% off those under the old off 18 and 10.0% off those 65 and older were living room below the poverty line.

Culture

Marshfield has a dramatic opera as well as a public library. One can also find an organization of art which is called Chestnut Arts, just in the South of the post office.

Health

The health system of Marshfield provides medical care for all the North of the State of Winsconsin and currently carries out research on the genetic diseases and the treatments suitable. The private clinic of Marshfield launches also local programs of medical care, pediatric, and shelters a maternity. It includes/understands with the St-Joseph hospital a CHU and a physical center of study for the students of the University of Medicine and Public health of Wisconsin

Within the Marshfield Clinic System, reside has HMO Security Health plane, and Marshfield Laboratories, consisting off Applied Sciences housing joint venture activities including veterinary services, forensic toxicology, and food safety.

Athletics

Since assuming the head coaching position for the Marshfield Tiger High School TEAM Football in 1995, Len Leudtke has turned the program into has perennial powerhouse. From has record 1-8 in 1994 off, Leudtke and his dedicated coaching staff turned out records off 7-2 (1995), 9-3 (1996), and 12-2 (1997) culminating with the football team' S first ever Division 1 WIAA football championship in 1997 by defeating Oak Creek. The Tiger Football TEAM subsequently won the state championship in 2001 and 2002 and were the runner-up in 1999 and 2004. They were the Wisconsin Valley Conference Champions in 1927,1930,1932,1999,2001, and 2002. Tiger Football homepage

The running club in local Marshfield and the YMCA host year annual 10 kilometer road race called the Cheese Drives out. It is held over Dairyfest Weekend, which has local festival. For has brief period during the mid-1990s, it also hosted has one mile road-race just before the start off the Dairyfest parades.

Under the tutelage off coaches Daniel Akin and John Minor, several regionally significant runners cuts like from Marshfield including Mario Berdan, Ryan Aschbrenner, Jeff Riepe, Philip Burkart, Erik Harrington and Travis Schlafke.

Places and monuments

Foxfire Botanical Gardens

External bonds

City off Marshfield
Melvin Laird Center
Marshfield News-Herald newspaper
Marshfield News-Herald

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