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Population (year 2000): 3,932. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,789 (-3.6% change)
Males: 1,834 (46.6%), Females: 2,098 (53.4%)
Rusk County
Zip code:
54848
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $28,274 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,800 (year 2000)
Races in Ladysmith:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Black (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (37.4%), Irish (15.2%),
Norwegian (10.7%), Polish (8.7%), English (7.9%), French (5.1%).
Elevation: 1144 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ladysmith
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ladysmith city
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 11.1%
3.1% Foreign born (2.1% Europe, 0.5% North
America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -73 (-1.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Ladysmith:
- RUSK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 203 (900
COLLEGE AVE WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ladysmith:
- VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 37 miles; STANLEY,
WI)
- BLOOMER MEDICAL CTR (about 37 miles; BLOOMER, WI)
- HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles;
HAYWARD, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ladysmith:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 50 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 100 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 111 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ladysmith:
- RUSK COUNTY (about 8 miles; LADYSMITH, WI; ID: RCX)
- CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 39 miles; CHETEK, WI;
ID: Y23)
- SAWYER COUNTY (about 45 miles; HAYWARD, WI; ID: HYR)
College/University in Ladysmith:
- MOUNT SENARIO COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
586; Location: 1500 COLLEGE AVE W; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.mountsenario.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ladysmith:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 54 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 71 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 105 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; WINONA,
MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 106
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
Public high schools in Ladysmith:
- LADYSMITH HI (Students: 323; Location: 1700
EDGEWOOD AVE E; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM 2 (AP-2) (Students: 5;
Location: 1700 EDGEWOOD AVE E; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ladysmith:
- LADYSMITH EL (Students: 377; Location: 624 E
6TH ST S; Grades: PK - 04)
- LADYSMITH MID (Students: 262; Location: 115 E
6TH ST S; Grades: 05 - 08)
- PROJECT LEARNING (Students: 42; Location:
1700 EDGEWOOD AVE E; Grades: 05 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Ladysmith:
- OUR LADY OF SORROWS CATH SCHOO (Students:
117; Location: 105 E WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Ladysmith:
- RUSK COUNTY COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $319,573; Location: 418 CORBETT AVE. W.; 30,602
books; 1,108 audio materials; 2,393 video materials; 177
serial subscriptions)
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