Mondovi, Wisconsin

Mondovi, Wisconsin
—  City  —
Coordinates: 44°34′8″N 91°40′11″W / 44.56889°N 91.66972°W / 44.56889; -91.66972Coordinates: 44°34′8″N 91°40′11″W / 44.56889°N 91.66972°W / 44.56889; -91.66972
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Buffalo
Area
– Total	3.8 sq mi (9.9 km2)
– Land	3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1]	804 ft (245 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,634
– Density	695.2/sq mi (268.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-53600[2]
GNIS feature ID	1569650[1]

Mondovi is a city in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, along the Buffalo River. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the Town of Mondovi. A small portion lies within the Town of Naples.

Geography

Mondovi is located at 44°34′7″N 91°40′10″W / 44.56861°N 91.66944°W / 44.56861; -91.66944 (44.568865, -91.669634).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.79%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,634 people, 1,122 households, and 657 families residing in the city. The population density was 695.2 people per square mile (268.3/km²). There were 1,232 housing units at an average density of 325.2 per square mile (125.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.71% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,122 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $40,954. Males had a median income of $30,947 versus $21,434 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,023. About 8.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Grover L. Broadfoot, chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and mayor of Mondovi
• Dorothy Geeben, Florida politician
• Former Cincinnati Bengals noseguard Tim Krumrie played his high school ball in Mondovi.
• Ole H. Olson, Governor of North Dakota
• Lester Schnare, U.S. diplomat

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• City of Mondovi website
• School District of Mondovi