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Population (year 2000): 1,536. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,554 (+1.2% change)
Males: 691 (45.0%), Females: 845 (55.0%)
Clark County
Zip code:
54771
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $29,102 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,500 (year 2000)
Races in Thorp:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (44.1%), Polish (35.7%),
Irish (8.3%), Norwegian (6.8%), English (4.1%), United States
(3.9%).
Elevation: 1210 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thorp
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thorp city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -133 (-8.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Thorp:
- VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 9 miles; STANLEY, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 31 miles; NEILLSVILLE,
WI)
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 31 miles; MEDFORD,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thorp:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 48 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 80 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- VOLK FIELD (about 81 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thorp:
- NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 36 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI;
ID: VIQ)
- TAYLOR COUNTY (about 36 miles; MEDFORD, WI; ID: MDZ)
- RUSK COUNTY (about 39 miles; LADYSMITH, WI; ID: RCX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Thorp:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 49 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 77 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 79 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 85 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
Public high school in Thorp:
- THORP HI (Students: 238; Location: 605 S
CLARK ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Thorp:
- THORP EL (Students: 365; Location: 605 S
CLARK ST; Grades: PK - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Thorp:
- THORP CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 125;
Location: 411 E SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 1 - 8)
- THORP MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 35;
Location: N 16014 STATE ROAD 73; Grades: 1 - 8)
- BRUCE MOUND PAROCHIAL SCH (Students: 29;
Location: N14244 BRUCE MOUND AVE; Grades: 1 - 8)
- ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 23;
Location: 107 E HILL ST; Grades: 1 - 11)
- VICTORY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 14;
Location: 430 E STANLEY ST; Grades: PK - 11)
Library in Thorp:
- THORP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$78,617; Location: 401 S. CONWAY DR.; 22,232 books; 920
audio materials; 448 video materials; 81 serial
subscriptions)
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