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Marshfield is home to the Marshfield Clinic and the Central Wisconsin State Fair , as well as the World's Largest Round Barn. Marshfield is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10 and Wisconsin State Highways 13 and 97. Together with surrounding communities, the Marshfield MSA , which includes all of that county, rather than in the Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids mSA, which exclusively includes Wood County. FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEOGRAPHY Marshfield is located at 44°39'54" North, 90°10'33" West (44.664879, -90.175961). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 33.0 Km&2 (12.8 Mi&2 ). 32.9 km&2 (12.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.24% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 18,800 people, 8,235 households, and 4,866 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 570.7/km&2 (1,477.9/mi&2). There were 8,617 housing units at an average density of 261.6/km&2 (677.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.12% White , 0.39% African American , 0.23% Native American , 1.38% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.22% from Other Races , and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,235 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were Married Couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or 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 age of 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 of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,248, and the median income for a family was $50,498. Males had a median income of $31,848 versus $23,745 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $21,965. 6.6% of the population and 3.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.2% of those under the age of 18 and 10.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. CULTURE Marshfield has a local orchestra and periodic drama performances. It has a public library. It also has a local arts organization on Chestnut St. called Chestnut Arts, just south of the post office. HEALTH CARE The Marshfield Clinic system provides health care for much of northern Wisconsin and is currently researching genetic impact on disease and treatment choice. The Marshfield Clinic also runs residency programs in medicine, pediatrics, and surgery as well as a transitional year of residency. The Marshfield Clinic and St. Joseph's Hospital also hosts medical and physician's assistant students for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Within the Marshfield Clinic System, resides a HMO Security Health plan, and Marshfield Laboratories, consisting of 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 Football Team in 1995, Len Leudtke has turned the program into a perennial powerhouse. From a record of 1-8 in 1994, Leudtke and his dedicated coaching staff turned out records of 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 Marshfield and the local YMCA host an annual 10 kilometer road race called the Cheese Chase. It is held over Dairyfest Weekend, which is a local festival. For a brief period during the mid-1990s, it also hosted a one mile road-race just before the start of the Dairyfest parade. Under the tutelage of coaches Daniel Akin and John Minor, several regionally significant runners have come from Marshfield including Mario Berdan, Ryan Aschbrenner, Jeff Riepe, Philip Burkart, Erik Harrington and Travis Schlafke. POINTS OF INTEREST EXTERNAL LINKS Marshfield is also the name of two and Marshfield (town), Wood County, Wisconsin . |
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