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Population (year 2000): 682. Estimated
population in July 2005: 719 (+5.4% change)
Males: 354 (51.9%), Females: 328 (48.1%)
Rusk County
Zip code:
54766
Median resident age: 24.1 years
Median household income: $32,361 (year 2000)
Median house value: $104,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sheldon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (51.6%), Norwegian (8.1%),
Irish (6.7%), Swiss (6.6%), English (4.7%), French (1.9%).
Elevation: 1129 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sheldon
- High school or higher: 67.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sheldon town
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 7.5%
2.6% Foreign born (1.8% North America, 0.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +159 (+30.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sheldon:
- RUSK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 203 (about 16 miles;
LADYSMITH, WI)
- VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 24 miles; STANLEY,
WI)
- BLOOMER MEDICAL CTR (about 40 miles; BLOOMER, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sheldon:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 97 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 102 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sheldon:
- RUSK COUNTY (about 13 miles; LADYSMITH, WI; ID: RCX)
- CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 47 miles; CHETEK, WI;
ID: Y23)
- PRICE COUNTY (about 48 miles; PHILLIPS, WI; ID: PBH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sheldon:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 52 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 74 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 98 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; WINONA,
MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
Private primary/middle school in Sheldon:
- LINDEN CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: N2169 CT V; Grades: 1 - 8)
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