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Population (year 2000): 2,793. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,464 (-11.8% change)
Males: 1,311 (46.9%), Females: 1,482 (53.1%)
Price County
Zip code:
54552
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $33,860 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,300 (year 2000)
Races in Park Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (53.3%), Norwegian (9.0%),
Czech (5.7%), Irish (5.2%), English (4.9%), Swedish (4.7%).
Elevation: 1490 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Park Falls
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Park Falls city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 15.8%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -336 (-10.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Park Falls:
- FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (98 SHERRY AVE PO BOX
310)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Park Falls:
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 53 miles; MEDFORD,
WI)
- HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 53 miles;
WOODRUFF, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Park
Falls:
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 47 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 72 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 97 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Park Falls:
- PARK FALLS MUNI (about 3 miles; PARK FALLS, WI; ID:
PKF)
- PRICE COUNTY (about 17 miles; PHILLIPS, WI; ID: PBH)
- PRENTICE (about 31 miles; PRENTICE, WI; ID: 5N2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Park Falls:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 107 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 107 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 108
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 115
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 125 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 126 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
Public high school in Park Falls:
- PARK FALLS HI (Students: 343; Location: 400
9TH ST N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Park Falls:
- PARK FALLS EL (Students: 288; Location: 380
9TH ST N; Grades: PK - 05)
- PARK FALLS MIDDLE (Students: 196; Location:
420 2ND AVE N; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Park Falls:
- ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC (Students: 125;
Location: 200 5TH AVE SO; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Park Falls:
- PARK FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$275,511; Location: 121 NORTH FOURTH AVENUE; 34,109
books; 1,094 audio materials; 1,066 video materials; 153
serial subscriptions)
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