Clintonville, Wisconsin

Clintonville, Wisconsin
—  City  —
downtown Clintonville
Location of Clintonville, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°37′27″N 88°45′29″W / 44.62417°N 88.75806°W / 44.62417; -88.75806Coordinates: 44°37′27″N 88°45′29″W / 44.62417°N 88.75806°W / 44.62417; -88.75806
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Waupaca
Area
– Total	4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
– Land	4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1]	814 ft (248 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,736
– Density	1,120.7/sq mi (432.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-15725[2]
GNIS feature ID	1563198[1]

Sign on U.S. Route 45/Wisconsin Highway 22

Clintonville

Clintonville is a city in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,736 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Clintonville is located at 44°37'27" North, 88°45'29" West (44.624051, -88.758073).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²), of which, 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.40%) is water.

Transportation

	U.S. 45 Southbound US 45 to New London. Northbound, US 45 routes to Wittenberg.
	WIS 156 Eastbound to WIS 29.
	WIS 22 travels north to Shawano and south to concurrent with US 45 to Waupaca.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,736 people, 2,010 households, and 1,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.7 people per square mile (432.3/km²). There were 2,147 housing units at an average density of 508.1 per square mile (196.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.00% White, 0.23% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,010 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,947, and the median income for a family was $40,602. Males had a median income of $32,260 versus $22,192 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,353. 9.5% of the population and 7.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.5% of those under the age of 18 and 13.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Businesses

The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company

The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company, more often known as Four Wheel Drive or just FWD, was founded in 1909 in Clintonville, Wisconsin as the Badger Four-Wheel Drive Auto Company by Otto Zachow and William Besserdich. Zachow and Besserdich developed and built the first successful four-wheel drive (4x4) car, the "Battleship," in 1908. Its success led to the founding of the company. "Badger" was dropped from the name in 1910, and the name was changed to FWD Corporation in 1958.

Fire Truck Manufacturing

Clintonville is home to the US Seagrave Fire Apparatus Plant.

Wisconsin Central Airlines

Clintonville's Municipal Airport is historically recognized as the 1944 birthplace of Wisconsin Central Airlines, which evolved to become North Central Airlines and later Republic Airlines. In 1986, Northwest Orient Airlines purchased Republic and was known simply as Northwest Airlines. In 2008, Northwest was merged into Delta Air Lines.

Media

The Clintonville Chronicle, established in 2009, covers Clintonville news.(www.clintonvillechronicle.com)

Notable residents

• Dick Bennett, basketball coach
• Jean Hundertmark, legislator and 2006 Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor
• Mike Jirschele, baseball
• Daniel V. Speckhard, diplomat
• Selmer Tilleson, Army Distinguished Service Medal recipient

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

• Clintonville, Wisconsin
• Clintonville Public Library
• Clintonville Memory Project