Richland Center, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Richland Center, Wisconsin
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Richland Center, Wisconsin


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

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area_total_km2 = 11.6
area_land_km2 = 11.4
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area_total_sq_mi = 4.5
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 5114
population_density_km2 = 449.6
population_density_sq_mi = 1164.6

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 222
elevation_ft = 728
latd = 43 |latm = 20 |lats = 16 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 23 |longs = 5 |longEW = W

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Richland Center is a city in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,114 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Richland Center is located at coor dms|43|20|16|N|90|23|5|W|city (43.337836, -90.384605)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.6 km²), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.79%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,114 people, 2,296 households, and 1,285 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,164.6 people per square mile (449.8/km²). There were 2,470 housing units at an average density of 562.5/sq mi (217.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.22% White, 0.16% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 2,296 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,129, and the median income for a family was $38,625. Males had a median income of $28,207 versus $19,908 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,520. About 9.8% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city is a home to the University of Wisconsin-Richland campus, which is a freshman-sophomore campus in the University of Wisconsin System. [http://www.richland.uwc.edu/]

The city is served by the Richland School District [http://www.richland.k12.wi.us/] .

Notable people

*Lynda Barry, cartoonist
*Ann Walsh Bradley, Wisconsin State Supreme Court justice
*Raymond Leo Burke, Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. Louis
*Ada James, Prominent Suffragette
*Vernon Wallace Thomson, Governor of Wisconsin
*Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect

Recreation

* GRABAAWR

References

External links

* [http://www.richlandelectric.coop/ Richland Electric Cooperative]
* [http://www.ci.richland-center.wi.us/ City of Richland Center]
* [http://www.richland.uwc.edu University of Wisconsin - Richland]
* [http://www.rc.swls.org/ Brewer Public Library]
* [http://www.richlandchamber.com/ Richland Center Chamber of Commerce]