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'''Fifield''' is a town in [[Price County, Wisconsin|Price County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 879 at the 2018 census. The unincorporated community of [[Fifield (community), Wisconsin|Fifield]] is | '''Fifield''' is a town in [[Price County, Wisconsin|Price County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 879 at the 2018 census. The unincorporated community of [[Fifield (community), Wisconsin|Fifield]] is in town, as is the ghost town of [[Coolidge, Wisconsin|Coolidge]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Fifield was founded in 1876, where the [[Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–99)|Wisconsin Central Railroad]] crossed the south fork | Fifield was founded in 1876, where the [[Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–99)|Wisconsin Central Railroad]] crossed the Flambeau River's south fork in the big northern forest. The town is named after [[Sam Fifield]], a politician and businessman who was Wisconsin's [[List of lieutenant governors of Wisconsin|14th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin|lieutenant governor]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Wisconsin Blue Book, 1885 edition |pages=416}}</ref> | ||
As logging boomed and the population grew, a town hall was built in 1882, but burned in the fire of 1893, along with Fifield's | As logging boomed and the population grew, a town hall was built in 1882, but it burned in the fire of 1893, along with Fifield's business district of 60 buildings. The next spring, the town rebuilt the hall with the same dimensions, headed by carpenter Theodore Ristin. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has | According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has an area of 156.5 square miles (405.3 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 149.4 square miles (386.9 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 7.1 square miles (18.4 km<sup>2</sup>) (4.53%) is water. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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History
Fifield was founded in 1876, where the Wisconsin Central Railroad crossed the Flambeau River's south fork in the big northern forest. The town is named after Sam Fifield, a politician and businessman who was Wisconsin's 14th lieutenant governor.[1]
As logging boomed and the population grew, a town hall was built in 1882, but it burned in the fire of 1893, along with Fifield's business district of 60 buildings. The next spring, the town rebuilt the hall with the same dimensions, headed by carpenter Theodore Ristin.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 156.5 square miles (405.3 km2), of which 149.4 square miles (386.9 km2) is land and 7.1 square miles (18.4 km2) (4.53%) is water.
Demographics
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 989 people, 436 households, and 283 families residing in the town. The population density was 6.6 people per square mile (2.6/km2). There were 760 housing units at an average density of 5.1 per square mile (2.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% White, 0.10% African American, 1.21% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 436 households, out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,833, and the median income for a family was $44,917. Males had a median income of $32,212 versus $23,646 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,083. About 5.3% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
Historic locations
Notable people
- Robert W. Aschenbrener (1920–2009), World War II flying ace[3]
- Barbara Anne Davis (1930–2008), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player[4]
References
External links
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