Port Edwards, Wisconsin
Location of Port Edwards, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°17′59″N 89°58′23″W / 44.29972, -89.97306
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Wood
Area
- Total	39.2 sq mi (101.6 km²)
- Land	38.6 sq mi (100.0 km²)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
Elevation [1]	974 ft (297 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,446
- Density	37.4/sq mi (14.5/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-64200[2]
GNIS feature ID	1583955[1]

Port Edwards is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,944 at the 2000 census. The village is located northeast and adjacent to the Town of Port Edwards.

Geography

Port Edwards is located at 44°20′55″N, 89°51′25″W (44.348788, -89.856948)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.6 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it (17.15%) is water.

History

Originally known as "Frenchtown," this community was settled by Europeans in the 1830s, when it first formed around the nucleus of a sawmill operated by John Edwards Jr. This business—jointly owned by this man's father, John Edwards Sr., and the senior Edwards' partner, Henry Clinton—eventually evolved into a papermaking concern.

For the better part of 150 years, Port Edwards was a "dry" community, where sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited by local ordinance. That was changed in the late 1990s, when a restaurant opened in the village and sought a license to sell liquor.

Today, the village consists of a small cluster of 1890s to 1940s homes and the giant Domtar Inc. papermaking complex. The Alexander House Center for Art and History is also located here.^[4]

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,944 people, 706 households, and 518 families residing in the village. The population density was 322.1 people per square mile (124.3/km²). There were 737 housing units at an average density of 122.1/sq mi (47.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.31% White, 0.57% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 3.86% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 706 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,850, and the median income for a family was $54,801. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $26,106 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,750. About 5.5% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Port Edwards Public Schools

• Port Edwards, Wisconsin is at coordinates 44°20′56″N 89°51′25″W / 44.348788, -89.856948 (Port Edwards, Wisconsin)Coordinates: 44°20′56″N 89°51′25″W / 44.348788, -89.856948 (Port Edwards, Wisconsin)

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