Elmwood is a village in Pierce County,

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, along the

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. The population was 817 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office called Elmwood has been in operation since 1885. The village was named for a grove of elm trees near the town site.

Geography

Elmwood is located at (44.778996, -92.149090). 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 817 people, 343 households, and 222 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 379 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.0%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.1%

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, 0.7% from

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, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.1% of the population. There were 343 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.3% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% 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. The median age in the village was 43.2 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 841 people, 343 households, and 218 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 366 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.98%

, 0.12%

, 0.24% Native American, 0.12%

, 0.83% from

, and 0.71% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.43% of the population. There were 343 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90. In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $33,558, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $32,375 versus $22,250 for females. The

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for the village was $16,369. About 2.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the

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, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Elmwood is served by the Elmwood School District, which maintains one school for students in grades K-12. Student organizations include band, choir, student council, Spanish club, forensics, FCCLA, FFA and NHS. Football, volleyball, cross country, dance, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, and track and field are offered at the high school level. The EPC Wolves is the newest addition to the Elmwood Athletics Department. The sports included in this co-op are football, cross country, cheerleading, boys' and girls' basketball, and track and field.

Events

Elmwood hosts an annual "UFO Days" festival on the final weekend of July. Events are held downtown, at the Elmwood Area School athletic fields, and at the Elmwood Rod and Gun Club. Typical events include a parade, a softball tournament, a fun run, a medallion hunt, and live music. The local interest in UFOs is a result of unexplainable things that have happened around Elmwood. A federal government UFO Working Group investigated Elmwood sightings of unexplained phenomena.Howard Blum. ''Out There: The Government's Secret Quest for Extraterrestrials''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990, pp. 156-201.

Notable people

Tom Tiffany Thomas P. Tiffany (born December 30, 1957) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district since 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Wisconsin Stat ...

, Wisconsin politician

External links

Elmwood School District

References

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