Deer Park, Wisconsin

Deer Park, Wisconsin
—  Village  —
Location of Deer Park, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°11′19″N 92°23′20″W / 45.18861°N 92.38889°W / 45.18861; -92.38889Coordinates: 45°11′19″N 92°23′20″W / 45.18861°N 92.38889°W / 45.18861; -92.38889
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	St. Croix
Area
– Total	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
– Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,056 ft (322 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	216
– Density	233.1/sq mi (90/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-19325[2]
GNIS feature ID	1581620[1]

Deer Park is a village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 216 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Deer Park is located at 45°11′19″N 92°23′20″W / 45.18861°N 92.38889°W / 45.18861; -92.38889 (45.188556, -92.388935)^[3]. The town is located along Highway 46 and shares its Main street with Highway 46. The only other roads accessing the community are South Street West (also known as Gust Road although this name appears on only one road sign, outside the village limits at the junction of 200 Street and 225 Avenue) and 222 Avenue. Deer Park is located near the headwaters of the Willow River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 4.30%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 227 people, 91 households, and 62 families residing in the village. The population density was 253.0 people per square mile (97.4/km²). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 104.8 per square mile (40.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 91 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,000, and the median income for a family was $54,583. Males had a median income of $40,208 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,367. About 2.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 15.9% of those sixty five or over.

Notable people

• Ted Kleinhans, Major League Baseball player (native)
• Roy Sakrison, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (native)

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

• Official website