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Tomah
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Monroe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Rusch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 sq mi (20.0 km2) |
| • Land | 7.3 sq mi (19.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,093 |
| • Density | 1,177.5/sq mi (454.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 54660 |
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| Website | http://www.tomahonline.com/ |
Tomah is a city in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 9,093. The city is located partially within the Town of Tomah.
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Tomah was founded by Robert E. Gillette in 1855 and incorporated as a city in 1883.[1] Tomah is named for Thomas Carron (ca. 1752–1818), the second son of Thomas Carron (ca. 1700–1780), a trader at Green Bay that had integrated into the Menominee tribe. The Menominees pronounced the name Tomah or Tomau and he became known as Chief Tomah. Tomah was adopted as the name for the settlement in Monroe County on the unsubstantiated belief that Chief Tomah had once held a tribal gathering in the area.[2]
The Tomah Area School District contains nine public schools: seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. There are also alternative schools in the area.
Three health care facilities are located in Tomah: one hospital, Tomah Memorial Hospital, and two clinics, Lake Tomah Clinic of Franciscan Skemp Mayo Health System, and the Tomah Clinic of Gundersen Lutheran. Tomah is also home to a Veteran's Administration Medical Center.[3]
Tomah is a regional transportation hub because of its location "where the 'I' divides." For westbound travel, Interstate 94 and Interstate 90 share a roadway from Madison, Wisconsin to Tomah, where they diverge. Interstate 90 continues west to La Crosse, Wisconsin while Interstate 94 heads north to Eau Claire, Wisconsin and the Twin Cities.
Tomah is also served by an Amtrak Station on the Empire Builder route.
Bloyer Field Airport is located 1 mile east of Tomah.
Tomah is located at (43.985089, -90.503922)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20.0 km²), of which, 7.3 square miles (19.0 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (5.05%) is water.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 8,419 people, 3,451 households, and 2,098 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,148.2 people per square mile (443.5/km²). There were 3,706 housing units at an average density of 505.4 per square mile (195.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.95% White, 1.03% Black or African American, 1.65% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,451 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,986, and the median income for a family was $42,881. Males had a median income of $31,612 versus $21,377 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,409. About 8.4% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
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