Wyeville is a village in Monroe County,

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, United States. It is located on

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. The population was 121 at the 2020 census.

History

The

West Wisconsin Railway The West Wisconsin Railway was a small railroad in Wisconsin, connecting the Chicago and North Western Railway at Elroy, Wisconsin to Hudson, Wisconsin. It became part of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway ("Omaha Road"). This Oma ...

was authorized in 1876 to build from St. Paul, Minnesota through to reach the

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. This railroad became the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway ("The Omaha Road") in 1880. At this location, a branch rail line was constructed eastward to Necedah. The location originally was named "Necedah Junction". The local post office was called Wyeville when established in 1890 and the first postmaster was Charles Brooks. Note: re-ref to Stennett book, and Callary cites Stennett as "usually quite reliable in these matters." The name Wyeville is documented as a variation of "Wythe", a county in Virginia. Eventually the name "Necedah Junction" was dropped in 1911 and the community was called the same name as the post office. The railway junction became a crossing in 1911 for the lines of the

and its Omaha Road subsidiary. The Milwaukee, Sparta, and Northwestern Railroad, a subsidiary of the

, began the "Air Line" or "Adams Cutoff" from

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towards

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in 1910. This railroad used the line from Necedah to Wyeville as part of this new route. A true railroad wye was built at the railroad crossover, along with an

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and railroad depot. Until 1963, passengers of

Twin Cities 400 The ''400''Chicago & North Western Railway Route of the "400" The Streamliners and the Challengers ime Table Rand McNally, January 15, 1939. Chicago, IL (later named the ''Twin Cities 400''Chicago & North Western Railway Through Passenger Sche ...

and the Rochester 400 changed trains there, as it was a scheduled transfer point for the two streamliners.

Geography

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 147 people, 62 households, and 38 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 70 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.9%

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, 1.4% Native American, 0.7% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 62 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were

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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age in the village was 43.5 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 53.7% male and 46.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 146 people, 56 households, and 39 families living in the village. The

was 245.7 people per square mile (95.5/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 101.0 per square mile (39.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.84%

, 3.42% Native American, 2.74% from other races.

or Latino of any race were 2.74% of the population. There were 56 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.15. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $44,531. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $27,813 for females. The

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for the village was $14,344. There were 9.8% of families and 13.1% of the population living below the

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, including 25.5% of under eighteens and 9.5% of those over 64.

Gallery

Notable people

* Kyle Kenyon, lawyer and legislator'Wisconsin Blue Book 1970,' Biographical Sketch of Kyle Kenyon, pg. 58

References

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