Ephraim, Wisconsin

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Ephraim is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, known mainly for tourism. Across Eagle Harbor from Peninsula State Park, Ephraim prides itself on preserving the historic charm of the downtown. The city's main festival is Fyr Bal, a Scandinavian festival held in mid-June to burn away the witches of winter. Bonfires burn along the shoreline as residents and visitors gather to celebrate the beginning of summer.

The population was 353 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Ephraim is located at 45°9′23″N, 87°10′16″W (45.156509, -87.171047)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 353 people, 161 households, and 112 families residing in the village. The population density was 34.9/km² (90.6/mi²). There were 771 housing units at an average density of 76.3/km² (197.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.15% White, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.

There were 161 households out of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.62.

In the village the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $60,227. Males had a median income of $37,813 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,579. About 2.7% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.