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Population (year 2000): 529. Estimated
population in July 2005: 516 (-2.5% change)
Males: 263 (49.7%), Females: 266 (50.3%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
54642
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $37,955 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,500 (year 2000)
Races in Melrose:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (47.4%), Norwegian (37.4%),
Irish (16.1%), English (8.3%), French (4.7%), Swedish (3.6%).
Elevation: 790 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Melrose
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Melrose village
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 15.8%
- Divorced: 6.7%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -169 (-24.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Melrose:
- BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BLACK
RIVER FALLS, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 18
miles; SPARTA, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 28 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Melrose:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 26 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 54 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 60 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melrose:
- BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (about 13 miles; BLACK RIVER
FALLS, WI; ID: BCK)
- BLAIR (about 19 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)
- SPARTA/FORT MC COY (about 23 miles; SPARTA, WI; ID:
CMY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Melrose:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 28 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 46
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 56 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 77 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
Public high school in Melrose:
- MELROSE-MINDORO HI (Students: 223; Location:
N181 STATE ROAD 108; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Melrose:
- MELROSE EL (Students: 300; Location: 805
SECOND ST; Grades: PK - 08)
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