Edgar, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Edgar, Wisconsin
settlement_type = Village
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map_caption = Location of Edgar, Wisconsin


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Marathon

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area_total_km2 = 4.3
area_land_km2 = 4.3
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area_total_sq_mi = 1.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1386
population_density_km2 = 323.2
population_density_sq_mi = 837.0

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 393
elevation_ft = 1289
latd = 44 |latm = 55 |lats = 26 |latNS = N
longd = 89 |longm = 57 |longs = 53 |longEW = W

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Edgar is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,386 at the 2000 census. Edgar has maintained Tree City USA standing since 1995.

Geography

Edgar is located at coor dms|44|55|26|N|89|57|53|W|city (44.923757, -89.964659).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,386 people, 542 households, and 377 families residing in the village. The population density was 837.0 people per square mile (322.4/km²). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 343.0/sq mi (132.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.92% White, 0.14% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.

There were 542 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,759, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $32,569 versus $22,426 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,605. About 4.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Edgar Branch Library

In 1928, The Edgar Women's Club obtained books from the Wisconsin Traveling Library and this functioned as the local library until 1946. In 1948 preschool storytimes began at the library. As the County Library grew and provided more services to the branch libraries, the village stepped in to provide building space so that the public would have a larger library to enjoy.

In 1973 the Edgar Library became a branch library of the newly formed Marathon County Public Library when the Wausau Public Library and Marathon County Library merged.

The County-wide building program funded the remodeling of the former Edgar Bank in 1994, giving the public more books, computers and more space for family and children's programs.

References

External links

* [http://vil.edgar.wi.us/ Village of Edgar]