Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin

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Lake Nebagamon is a village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,015 at the 2000 census.

The town is the home of Camp Nebagamon, a boys' overnight camp founded in 1929 by Max "Muggs" Lorber. The camp is located on property originally owned by Frederick Weyerhauser. The current directors are Adam Kaplan and Stephanie Hanson. Previous directors were Bernard (Nardie) and Sally Stein (Sally was Muggs Lorber's daughter) and Roger and Judy Wallenstein.

It is the birthplace of the Alaskan aviator Noel Wien. It is also the home of the world's heaviest ball of twine, owned by resident James Frank Kotera.

[edit] Geography

Lake Nebagamon is located at 46°30′46″N, 91°42′1″W (46.512894, -91.700351)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 37.2 km² (14.4 mi²). 32.8 km² (12.7 mi²) of it is land and 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it (11.78%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,015 people, 428 households, and 294 families residing in the village. The population density was 31.0/km² (80.2/mi²). There were 746 housing units at an average density of 22.8/km² (58.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.52% White, 0.20% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 428 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,333, and the median income for a family was $59,792. Males had a median income of $41,302 versus $30,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,665. About 2.1% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.