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Population (year 2000): 2,653. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,670 (+0.6% change)
Males: 1,226 (46.2%), Females: 1,427 (53.8%)
Washburn County
Zip code:
54801
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $27,768 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,600 (year 2000)
Races in Spooner:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (30.9%), Norwegian (11.9%),
Swedish (11.0%), Irish (10.2%), English (8.1%), Italian (7.5%).
Elevation: 1065 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spooner
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spooner city
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +143 (+5.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Spooner:
- SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (819 ASH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Spooner:
- INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 9 miles;
SHELL LAKE, WI)
- CUMBERLAND MEM HSPTL EXTENDED CARE (about 22 miles;
CUMBERLAND, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; RICE LAKE,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spooner:
- DULUTH INTL (about 73 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 73 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about
113 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spooner:
- SHELL LAKE MUNI (about 8 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI; ID:
SSQ)
- CUMBERLAND MUNI (about 23 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI; ID:
UBE)
- RICE LAKE REGIONAL - CARL'S FIELD (about 30 miles;
RICE LAKE, WI; ID: RPD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Spooner:
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9
miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 61 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 66 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 69 miles;
DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 72 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 78 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
Public high school in Spooner:
- SPOONER HI (Students: 596; Location: 500
COLLEGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Spooner:
- SPOONER EL (Students: 459; Location: 1821
SCRIBNER ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- SPOONER MID (Students: 457; Location: 500
COLLEGE ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Spooner:
- ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL (Students: 78;
Location: 300 OAK; Grades: PK - 8)
- NEW COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 25;
Location: 337 GREENWOOD AVE; Grades: KG - 11)
Library in Spooner:
- SPOONER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$165,407; Location: 421 HIGH ST.; 29,209 books; 1,303
audio materials; 923 video materials; 58 serial
subscriptions)
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