Milladore is a village in Wood County and overlapping into Portage County in the

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. The population was 268 at the 2020 census. Most of the village is located within the Town of Milladore in Wood County, while only a very small portion of the village lies in Portage County. All of its 2020 census population resided in the Wood County portion of the village.

History

Milladore was

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ted in 1877. According to one tradition, an early postmaster selected the name from his reading material, while another tradition states the village was named after a train car. A post office called Milladore has been in operation since 1875.

Geography

Milladore is located at (44.604282, -89.852281). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 276 people, 106 households, and 73 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 114 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.1%

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, 1.1%

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, 5.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population. There were 106 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were

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living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.21. The median age in the village was 35 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 54.0% male and 46.0% female.

2000 census

At the 2000

, there were 268 people, 102 households and 70 families living in the village. The

was 267.6 per square mile (103.5/km²). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 107.9 per square mile (41.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.88%

, 0.37% Native American (one person), and 0.75% (two people) from two or more races. There were 102 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were

living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13. 22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.4 males. The

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was $46,458 and the median family income was $56,500. Males had a median income of $34,750 versus $16,786 for females. The

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for the village was $19,235. About 1.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 6.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.9% of those 65 or over.

Notable people

Amy Sue Vruwink Amy Sue Vruwink (born May 22, 1975) is an American farmer and Democratic politician from Wood County, Wisconsin. She served 12 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 70th Assembly district from 2003 to 2015. After leav ...

, politician'Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012,' Biographical Sketch of Amy Sue Vruwink, pg. 67 *Shawn Mancl Philanthropist

Images

File:Milladore Wisconsin Downtown Looking South.jpg, Looking south File:Milladore Wisconsin Welcome Sign US10.jpg, Welcome sign File:Milladore Wisconsin Sign Looking East US10.jpg, Looking east at the sign for Milladore File:Milladore Wisconsin Post Office.jpg, Post office File:Milladore Wisconsin Downtown.jpg, Looking east at downtown Milladore

References

External links

1909 plat map of Milladore

1928 plat map
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