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Population (year 2000): 2,319. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,266 (-2.3% change)
Males: 1,160 (50.0%), Females: 1,159 (50.0%)
Florence County
Zip code:
54121
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $35,640 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,800 (year 2000)
Races in Florence:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (28.8%), Swedish (12.4%),
French (11.8%), Irish (10.9%), Polish (10.8%), Italian (9.7%).
Elevation: 1296 feet
For population 25 years and over in Florence
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Florence town
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +205 (+9.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Florence:
- DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
- IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; IRON
RIVER, MI)
- BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; ISHPEMING,
MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Florence:
- FORD (about 13 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI;
ID: IMT)
- SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 67 miles; MARQUETTE, MI;
ID: SAW)
- MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 70 miles;
MENOMINEE, MI; ID: MNM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Florence:
- IRON COUNTY (about 6 miles; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; ID:
50D)
- STAMBAUGH (about 29 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; ID: Y73)
- EDWARD F JOHNSON (about 43 miles; ISHPEMING, MI; ID:
M61)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Florence:
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles;
MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles;
HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 102 miles;
GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 102
miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 104 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 111
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 119 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
Public high school in Florence:
- FLORENCE HI (Students: 256; Location: 425
OLIVE AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Florence:
- FLORENCE EL (Students: 240; Location: BILL
ANDERSON DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- FLORENCE MIDDLE (Students: 165; Location: 425
OLIVE AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Florence:
- FLORENCE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$56,397; Location: 400 OLIVE AVE.; 14,320 books; 403
audio materials; 1,710 video materials; 12 serial
subscriptions)
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