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Population (year 2000): 1,273. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,261 (-0.9% change)
Males: 585 (46.0%), Females: 688 (54.0%)
Trempealeau County
Zip code:
54616
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $30,769 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,800 (year 2000)
Races in Blair:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (60.2%), German (18.3%),
Polish (9.4%), Irish (7.4%), English (4.2%), Swedish (2.0%).
Elevation: 859 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blair
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blair city
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 17.4%
- Divorced: 10.1%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +154 (+13.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blair:
- TRI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
WHITEHALL, WI)
- OSSEO AREA MEDICAL CTR (about 18 miles; OSSEO, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR-ARCADIA HOSP (about 19
miles; ARCADIA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blair:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 30 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- VOLK FIELD (about 73 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blair:
- BLAIR (about 2 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)
- BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (about 27 miles; BLACK RIVER
FALLS, WI; ID: BCK)
- WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 37 miles; WINONA,
MN; ID: ONA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blair:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 35
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 35 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 38 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 63 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
Public high school in Blair:
- BLAIR-TAYLOR HI (Students: 325; Location:
N31024 ELLAND RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blair:
- BLAIR-TAYLOR EL (Students: 383; Location: 219
S MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- SOSET CHARTER SCHOOL (Location: PO BOX 125;
Grades: N - N )
Library in Blair:
- BLAIR-PRESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $52,676; Location: 122 S. URBERG AVE.; 9,528
books; 244 audio materials; 531 video materials; 48
serial subscriptions)
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