Biron is a village in Wood County,

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

, United States. The population was 839 at the 2020 census, representing no change from the 2010 census. It is the site of ND Paper's Biron Mill.

History

The first settlement in Biron was a sawmill that was built in 1839. Francis X. Biron, formerly of Quebec, purchased the mill in 1846. The village was platted in 1896 and incorporated in 1910.

Geography

Biron is located at (44.422492, -89.778792). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which, of the area is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 839 people, 366 households, and 236 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 402 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.7%

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, 0.8%

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, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 366 households, of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% 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 2.76. The median age in the village was 47 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 25.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 915 people, 384 households, and 243 families living in the village. The

was 201.7 people per square mile (77.8/km²). There were 398 housing units at an average density of 87.7 per square mile (33.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.94%

, 0.44% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 1.20% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population. There were 384 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were

living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.82. In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,557, and the median income for a family was $51,719. Males had a median income of $37,778 versus $24,028 for females. The

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for the village was $19,293. About 3.1% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

A Biron cottage, fronting the Wisconsin River, was the summertime refuge of presidential advisor

Philleo Nash Philleo Nash (October 25, 1909October 12, 1987) was an American government official, anthropologist, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961–1966) during the preside ...

and poet and educator Edith Nash. The Nashes lived during the year in

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Wisconsin River. The population was 18,877 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Marshfield, Wisconsin, M ...

. Philleo died in 1987 and Edith in 2003.

References

External links

Village of Biron, Wisconsin website

1909 plat map of Biron

1928 plat map
{{authority control Villages in Wisconsin Villages in Wood County, Wisconsin