Conrath, Wisconsin

Conrath, Wisconsin
—  Village  —
Location of Conrath, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°23′5″N 91°2′9″W / 45.38472°N 91.03583°W / 45.38472; -91.03583Coordinates: 45°23′5″N 91°2′9″W / 45.38472°N 91.03583°W / 45.38472; -91.03583
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Rusk
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,135 ft (346 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	98
- Density	195.3/sq mi (75.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-16775[2]
GNIS feature ID	1563330[1]

Conrath is a village in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census.

History

Founded as Main Creek, as Main Creek flows through the community, the village was renamed as Conrath. Conrath was "[n]amed for Frank and Charles Conrath, loggers who settled here."^[3]

Geography

Conrath is located at 45°23′5″N 91°2′9″W / 45.38472°N 91.03583°W / 45.38472; -91.03583 (45.384671, -91.035961)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 98 people, 36 households, and 24 families residing in the village. The population density was 195.3 people per square mile (75.7/km²). There were 39 housing units at an average density of 77.7 per square mile (30.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.94% White and 3.06% Native American.

There were 36 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the village the population was spread out with 34.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,838. There were 25.0% of families and 29.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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. ^ The Encyclopedia of Wisconsin, 1990, ISBN 0403099071
4. ^ "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.