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Population (year 2000): 3,248. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,151 (-3.0% change)
Males: 1,569 (48.3%), Females: 1,679 (51.7%)
Barron County
Zip code:
54812
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $33,281 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,600 (year 2000)
Races in Barron:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (38.3%), Norwegian (25.4%),
Irish (9.6%), English (7.3%), Swedish (5.8%), United States
(4.3%).
Elevation: 1115 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Barron
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Barron city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 46.7%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 15.7%
2.4% Foreign born (1.0% Africa, 0.5% Europe,
0.4% Oceania).
Population change in the 1990s: +267 (+9.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Barron:
- BARRON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYO (1222 E
WOODLAND AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Barron:
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; RICE LAKE,
WI)
- CUMBERLAND MEM HSPTL EXTENDED CARE (about 18 miles;
CUMBERLAND, WI)
- INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 26 miles;
SHELL LAKE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Barron:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- DULUTH INTL (about 102 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about
102 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barron:
- BARRON MUNI (about 2 miles; BARRON, WI; ID: 9Y7)
- RICE LAKE REGIONAL - CARL'S FIELD (about 6 miles;
RICE LAKE, WI; ID: RPD)
- CUMBERLAND MUNI (about 11 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI; ID:
UBE)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Barron:
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26
miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 37 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 50 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 66 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 84
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; ST
PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
Public high school in Barron:
- BARRON HI (Students: 484; Location: 1050 E
WOODLAND AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Barron:
- GROWING LIGHTS CHRISTIAN ACADE (Students: 69;
Location: 916 E DIVISION PO BOX 68; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Barron:
- WOODLAND EL (Students: 460; Location: 808 E
WOODLAND AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- RIVERVIEW MID (Students: 311; Location: 135 W
RIVER AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RIDGELAND EL (Students: 85; Location: 100 W
RIVER AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- ALMENA EL (Students: 66; Location: 100 W
RIVER AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Barron:
- HILLCREST MENNONITE SCH (Students: 27;
Location: 926 10 1/2 AVE; Grades: 1 - 8)
- BARRON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 26;
Location: 1446 15TH ST; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Barron:
- BARRON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$220,017; Location: 10 NORTH 3RD ST.; 29,089 books;
1,352 audio materials; 1,053 video materials; 114 serial
subscriptions)
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