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Exeland is a village in Sawyer 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 229 at the 2020 census.


History

The only community named Exeland in the United States, the community was founded around 1907 when the Arpin Lumber Company built a logging railroad to the area, which crossed the Wisconsin Central Railroad. The resulting "X" led to the community's name. Exeland became a village in 1920.


Geography

Exeland is located at (45.668632, -91.243177). According to the
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, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 196 people, 82 households, and 51 families living in the village. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 111 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 90.3%
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, 0.5%
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, 1.0% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 6.6% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 82 households, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were
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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.8% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age in the village was 45 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.9% 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
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 212 people, 92 households, and 63 families living in the village. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was 190.7 people per square mile (73.7/km2). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 99.0 per square mile (38.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 87.74%
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, 3.77% Native American, 1.42% from other races, and 7.08% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population. There were 92 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.81. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $21,000, and the median income for a family was $31,071. Males had a median income of $28,542 versus $20,500 for females. The
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for the village was $14,689. About 10.6% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the
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, including 12.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.9% of those 65 or over.


Images

File:Exeland Wisconsin Sign WIS48.jpg, The sign for Exeland on WIS48 File:Exeland Wisconsin Post Office Water Tower WIS48.jpg, Post office and water tower for Exeland File:Exeland Wisconsin Community Center.jpg, Community Center


References

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