New Richmond, Wisconsin

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New Richmond is a city in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population is estimated to be 7,800 residents.

1 History
2 Politics
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 See Also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

On June 12, 1899, a deadly F5 tornado struck New Richmond. The tornado's damage path was 300 yards wide and 30 miles long. It killed 117 people and injured 200 others from Star Prairie, making it the 8th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

[edit] Politics

The Mayor of the town is David Schnitzler, and has been since 1996. There are six aldermen who also pass laws, ordinances and fix salaries for the city council.

[edit] Geography

New Richmond is located at 45°7′11″N, 92°32′21″W (45.119856, -92.539142)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.72 km² (5.3 mi²). 13.2 km² (5.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.59%) is water. A major source of hydrological water is from the Willow River which is damed near the center of the center of town.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,310 people, 2,561 households, and 1,546 families residing in the city. The population density was 477.7/km² (1,237.2/mi²). There were 2,657 housing units at an average density of 201.2/km² (521.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.15% White, 0.22% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 2,561 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,475, and the median income for a family was $52,422. Males had a median income of $37,306 versus $27,153 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,840. About 4.2% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] See Also

One of the Directors of the show "Pinky and the Brain" grew up in New Richmond, by a guy named Kirk. Kirk won a Emmy for the Pink and the Brain Holloween Special.