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Population (year 2000): 2,180. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,150 (-1.4% change)
Males: 1,050 (48.2%), Females: 1,130 (51.8%)
Barron County
Zip code:
54728
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $31,270 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,200 (year 2000)
Races in Chetek:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.3%), Norwegian (22.9%),
Irish (9.7%), Polish (9.3%), English (7.5%), Swedish (4.9%).
Elevation: 1055 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chetek
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chetek city
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +171 (+8.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chetek:
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; RICE LAKE,
WI)
- BARRON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYO (about 16 miles;
BARRON, WI)
- BLOOMER MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; BLOOMER, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chetek:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 35 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 104 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- DULUTH INTL (about 111 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chetek:
- CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 2 miles; CHETEK, WI;
ID: Y23)
- RICE LAKE REGIONAL - CARL'S FIELD (about 11 miles;
RICE LAKE, WI; ID: RPD)
- BARRON MUNI (about 14 miles; BARRON, WI; ID: 9Y7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chetek:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 37 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 39 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 74 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 89
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
Public high school in Chetek:
- CHETEK HI (Students: 371; Location: 1001
KNAPP ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chetek:
- ROSELAWN EL (Students: 472; Location: 1201
6TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHETEK MID (Students: 255; Location: 1001
KNAPP ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Chetek:
- CALHOUN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$43,308; Location: 321 MOORE ST.; 9,019 books; 436 audio
materials; 283 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)
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