Eagle River, Wisconsin

Eagle River, Wisconsin
—  City  —
Downtown Eagle River
Location of Eagle River, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°55′12″N 89°15′1″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Vilas
Area
• Total	2.7 sq mi (7.1 km2)
• Land	2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	1,647 ft (502 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,443
• Density	566.3/sq mi (218.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-21625
GNIS feature ID	1579167

The Eagle River flows through the city.

This article is about the city in Wisconsin. For the river in Wisconsin, see Eagle River (Wisconsin). For other uses, see Eagle River (disambiguation).

Eagle River is a city in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Vilas County. Because of the many lakes that populate the area around Eagle River, the city is known for being a popular "Northwoods" vacation and retirement destination for people from across the Upper Midwest, and the area contains many condominiums, seasonal vacation homes and hunting cabins.

Transportation

Highways

	U.S. 45 northbound to Land o' Lakes. Southbound, US 45 routes to Three Lakes and Antigo.
	WIS 32 runs concurrenty with US 45 through Eagle River.
	WIS 17 travels north concurrently with US 45 and WIS 32 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) before splitting off northeasterly towards Phelps and west concurrently with WIS 70 before turning south towards Rhinelander.
	WIS 70 travels east on a winding course through the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to Florence, and west via St. Germain to Woodruff and Minocqua.

Airports

Eagle River is served by Eagle River Union Airport which is supported by the City and several surrounding towns, and serves as a popular landing spot for many seasonal home owners.

Geography

Eagle River is located in southeastern Vilas County at 45°55′12″N 89°15′1″W (45.919902, -89.250210), along the Eagle River, which is part of a popular chain of lakes. The Eagle River/Three Lakes Chain of Lakes is made up of 28 lakes, which is the largest number of inland interconnecting lakes in the world.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (6.59%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,443 people, 626 households, and 321 families residing in the city. The population density was 566.3 people per square mile (218.5/km²). There were 726 housing units at an average density of 284.9 per square mile (109.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.98% White, 1.39% African American, 1.94% Native American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 626 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.7% were non-families. 43.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,611, and the median income for a family was $36,339. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $21,477 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,876. About 8.6% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

Local Radio

• WERL (AM) 950, Freedon Talk
• WRJO FM 94.5, Oldies

Sports and recreation

• Eagle River is nicknamed the "Snowmobile Capital of the World" because the World Championship Snowmobile Derby is held at an ice oval on the north side of the city.
• The Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame is at the Eagle River Stadium in Eagle River.
• Common activities include Ice Fishing, Swimming, Hunting, and Snowmobiling.
• In recent years Eagle River has been the host of the Labatt Blue USA hockey pond hockey championship games.

Eagle River is home to many resorts because of its beauty. Many bald eagles are actually sighted here, thus giving the name "Eagle" River.

Notable people

• Jim Abrahams, director and screenwriter.
• Charles Comiskey, former owner of the Chicago White Sox, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
• Emil Gross, MLB player.
• Craig Ludwig, NHL player and assistant coach.
• Sean McKeever, comic book writer.
• Robert Peters, poet, was born in Eagle River.
• Cy Williams, MLB player.
• Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej, Olympic athlete

Recreation

• GRABAAWR, a bicycle tour that begins in Eagle River

Images

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  Sign on U.S. Route 45

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  Post office

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  Water tower

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  Eagle River Derby Track in summer

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  Northland Pines High School

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  Walter Olson Memorial Library

External links

• Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce