Antigo, Wisconsin

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Antigo is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.GR|6 The population was 8,560 at the 2000 census. Most of the city is located within the Town of Antigo. Small portions are within the towns of Ackley and Rolling. Antigo is the center of a good farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and spokes, and other wood products. The city has a Carnegie library though it is no longer in service as a library.

History

The name "Antigo" comes from the Chippewa Indian name for the river that flows through the area, "Nequi-Antigo-sebi" meaning "spring river" or "evergreen".

The city was founded in 1878 by Francis A. Deleglise. The log cabin in which Deleglise lived is preserved and on display at the Langlade County Museum. Deleglise is also honored with a street in Antigo that bears his name. The city gained its charter in 1883.

Antigo sits on a plateau about 1500 feet above sea level. The wide expanse of level land, the fine stand of timber and the fertility of the "Antigo Flats" soil soon attracted many settlers. Today the Antigo Silt Loam soil is the state soil of Wisconsin.

In the early part of the 1900s, Antigo was best known for its sawmills. At the turn of the millennium, the city's economy had a good balance of industry and agriculture. High on the list are potatoes, dairy farms, fur, shoes, fertilizer, steel and aluminum products, along with the lumber and wood product industries established in the earlier years.

In the later part of the century, Antigo was known for its high school football team. Coach Gordon Schofield led the Red Robins to Division 1 State Championships in 1976, 1978 and 1982. Other state championships for Antigo high school sports includes the boy's hockey championship in 1993 led by coach Bill Thoreson, and the state wrestling championship in 1984 under coach Dave Wentland. Additionally, in 1990 the 13 year old boys Junior Baseball All-Star Team were Wisconsin-Minnesota state champs under the direction of coaches Mike Bovet and Charlie Kirsch.

The Langlade County Museum is housed in the 1902 Carnegie library building on the corner of 7th Avenue and Superior Street in Antigo. The building formerly housed the Antigo Public Library from 1905 to 1997. The museum contains historical artifacts and archives of Langlade County and the City of Antigo. [ www.langladehistory.com ]

Transportation

The area's general aviation needs are served by the Langlade County Airport.

Notable people

* John Bradley, navy corpsman who took part in the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima B. July 10, 1923 D. January 11, 1994.
* James Bradley, son of John Bradley. Author of the "New York Times" bestselling book, "Flags of Our Fathers" and "".
* Marge Gibson, founder (along with her husband Don) of the Raptor Education Group, Inc, and former president of IWRC International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.
* D. Wayne Lukas, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse trainer
*Ray Szmanda, radio and television personality/spokesperson
*Margaret Turnbull, an American astronomer and graduate of Antigo High School
*Joe Piskula, former University of Wisconsin hockey player, currently with the Los Angeles Kings.

Recreation

In Antigo and surrounding areas there are a number of recreational activities including fishing, hunting, swimming, snowmobiling downhill skiing at Kettlebowl Ski Hill, and cross country skiing on numerous recreational trails on the County Forest.

Residents and travelers can enjoy both the zero-depth recreation and splash pool that features a two-story slide and several "spray" structures as well as the 25 meter lap pool with 1 meter diving boards. The Clara R McKenna Aquatic Center, opened in 2005 on the site of Antigo High School.

The Langlade County fairgrounds, located in Antigo, has an indoor ice rink in winter months and facilitates off road racing and demolition derbies in summer months.

Geography

Antigo is located at coor dms|45|8|28|N|89|9|12|W|city (45.141218, -89.153385)GR|1, about 160 miles northwest of Milwaukee.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.8 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.77%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,560 people, 3,630 households, and 2,221 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,328.7 people per square mile (513.2/km²). There were 3,938 housing units at an average density of 611.3/sq mi (236.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,630 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% 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 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,548, and the median income for a family was $40,883. Males had a median income of $29,932 versus $20,156 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,592. About 10.2% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

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References

* [http://www.co.langlade.wi.us/recreationaltrails.htm Langlade County Recreation Trails]

External links

* [http://www.antigo-city.org/ Antigo, Wisconsin]
* [http://www.raptoreducationgroup.org Raptor Education Group, Inc]
* [http://wvls.lib.wi.us/antigopl/ Antigo Public Library]