Official Name: | Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Rusk |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.45 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.42 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.95 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.94 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Est: | 215 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 238 |
Population Density Km2: | 88.72 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 229.70 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1188 |
Coordinates: | 45.4233°N -91.4156°W |
Area Code: | 715 & 534 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 55-86450[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1584513 |
Website: | https://villageofweyerhaeuser.weebly.com/ |
Weyerhaeuser is a village in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 238 at the 2010 census.
The village was named after Frederick Weyerhaeuser of the Weyerhaeuser Lumber company.[3]
Weyerhaeuser is located at 45.4233°N -91.4156°W (45.423201, -91.415520).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.95sqmi, of which 0.94sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.[5]
Weyerhaeuser is along U.S. Highway 8 and County Road F.
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 238 people, 116 households, and 60 families living in the village. The population density was 253.2PD/sqmi. There were 142 housing units at an average density of 151.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 116 households, of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.3% were non-families. 42.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.83.
The median age in the village was 48.1 years. 18.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.1% were from 45 to 64; and 22.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 353 people, 172 households, and 101 families living in the village. The population density was 377.4 people per square mile (145.0/km2). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 209.5 per square mile (80.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.43% White, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.
There were 172 households, out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.67.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 28.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,816. About 4.9% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.