Official Name: | Gresham, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Shawano |
Leader Title1: | President |
Established Title: | incorporated |
Established Date: | 1908 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.14 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.96 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.18 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.21 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.14 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Est: | 564 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 586 |
Population Density Km2: | 190.80 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 494.30 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 283 |
Elevation Ft: | 928 |
Coordinates: | 44.85°N -88.7875°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 55-31675[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1581552 |
Gresham is a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 586 at the 2010 census.
The community was named for Walter Q. Gresham, who was the Postmaster General at the time the post office opened in December 1883.[4] Gresham was home to the Alexian Brothers' Novitiate, which after its closure was the site of a month-long occupation by the Menominee Warrior Society in 1975.[5]
Gresham is located at 44.8531°N 88.7881°W (44.8530328, -88.7881604).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.24sqmi, of which, 1.14sqmi of it is land and 0.1sqmi is water.[7]
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 586 people, 239 households, and 145 families living in the village. The population density was 514PD/sqmi. There were 280 housing units at an average density of 245.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 67.9% White, 0.2% African American, 24.1% Native American, 0.7% from other races, and 7.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
There were 239 households, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the village was 36.7 years. 27.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 20.1% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 575 people, 233 households, and 143 families living in the village. The population density was 503.3 people per square mile (194.7/km2). There were 257 housing units at an average density of 225.0 per square mile (87.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 68.70% White, 0.17% African American, 23.48% Native American, 0.52% from other races, and 7.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.09% of the population.
There were 233 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65.
Gresham is home to two public schools which serve 282 students.[9]