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Population (year 2000): 1,350. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,460 (+8.1% change)
Males: 659 (48.8%), Females: 691 (51.2%)
Vilas County
Zip code:
54554
Median resident age: 49.3 years
Median household income: $31,574 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,100 (year 2000)
Races in Phelps:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (41.1%), Irish (11.0%),
Polish (11.0%), English (9.6%), Swedish (9.6%), Norwegian
(4.0%).
Elevation: 1770 feet
For population 25 years and over in Phelps
- High school or higher: 82.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Phelps town
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 8.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +160 (+13.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Phelps:
- EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; EAGLE
RIVER, WI)
- IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; IRON
RIVER, MI)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Phelps:
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 41 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
- FORD (about 71 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI;
ID: IMT)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 78 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Phelps:
- KINGS LAND O' LAKES (about 10 miles; LAND O' LAKES,
WI; ID: LNL)
- EAGLE RIVER UNION (about 17 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI;
ID: EGV)
- THREE LAKES MUNI (about 20 miles; THREE LAKES, WI;
ID: 40D)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Phelps:
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles;
HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 111
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles;
MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 129
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 133 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 134
miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
Public high school in Phelps:
- PHELPS HI (Students: 65; Location: 4451 OLD
SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Phelps:
- PHELPS EL (Students: 102; Location: 4451 OLD
SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Phelps:
- ELEANOR ELLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $42,316; Location: 4495 TOWN HALL RD.; 9,695
books; 209 audio materials; 570 video materials; 4
serial subscriptions)
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