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Population (year 2000): 1,616. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,664 (+3.0% change)
Males: 753 (46.6%), Females: 863 (53.4%)
Clark County
Zip code:
54421
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $34,318 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,700 (year 2000)
Races in Colby:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (67.9%), Norwegian (7.3%),
Irish (5.9%), Polish (5.5%), English (5.4%), French (4.5%).
Elevation: 1350 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Colby
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Colby city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 16.7%
- Divorced: 7.4%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +48 (+3.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Colby:
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 19 miles; MEDFORD,
WI)
- NORWOOD HEALTH CTR 211 (about 20 miles; MARSHFIELD,
WI)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Colby:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 47 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- VOLK FIELD (about 68 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 77 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colby:
- TAYLOR COUNTY (about 14 miles; MEDFORD, WI; ID: MDZ)
- MARSHFIELD MUNI (about 22 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI; ID:
MFI)
- NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 28 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI;
ID: VIQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Colby:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 59
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 81 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 91 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 99 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; WINONA,
MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
Public high school in Colby:
- COLBY HI (Students: 408; Location: 705 N 2ND
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Colby:
- COLBY MID (Students: 229; Location: 703 N 2ND
ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COLBY EL (Students: 229; Location: 202 W DOLF
ST; Grades: 01 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Colby:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 124;
Location: 205 SOUTH SECOND STREET; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Colby:
- COLBY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$71,149; Location: 211 W. SPENCE ST.; 13,711 books;
1,109 audio materials; 538 video materials; 73 serial
subscriptions)
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