Whiting, Wisconsin
| Whiting, Wisconsin | |
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| Coordinates: 44°29′20″N 89°33′43″W / 44.48889°N 89.56194°WCoordinates: 44°29′20″N 89°33′43″W / 44.48889°N 89.56194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Portage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,086 ft (331 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,760 |
| • Density | 945.7/sq mi (365.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-86975[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576695[1] |
Whiting is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States and is a suburb of Stevens Point. It is included in the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,760 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Whiting is located at 44°29′20″N 89°33′43″W / 44.48889°N 89.56194°W (44.488991, -89.562026).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (12.68%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,760 people, 690 households, and 445 families residing in the village. The population density was 945.7 people per square mile (365.3/km²). There were 702 housing units at an average density of 377.2 per square mile (145.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.40% White, 0.45% African American, 0.23% Native American, 2.84% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 690 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $42,381, and the median income for a family was $56,667. Males had a median income of $35,163 versus $24,286 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,492. About 0.7% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Fire protection
The Village is protected by a paid-on-call fire and rescue department, consisting of over 30 firefighters manning one engine company, one ladder company, one hazardous materials/wildland fire-fighting company, and one rescue company. The department is an ISO class 3, with only 3.6% of the nation's municipalities reaching such levels. The Fire and Rescue Department is a member of the Metropolitan Portage County Fire Protection District, along with their response partners to the south in the Village of Plover and to the north in the City of Stevens Point starting in February 2011. The department is also a member of many state and regional organizations, such as the Central Wisconsin Heavy Technical Rescue Task Force, County Fire Investigation Task Force, and others. Whiting Fire and Rescue also acts as the Portage County Hazardous Materials Response Team, providing level B response across the County. Additionally, the Fire & Rescue Department is home to the Traffic Incident Management Team or "T.I.M." which provides assistance to law enforcement and other fire departments throughout the county in the event of a large scale motor vehicle accident or any incident which requires a road to be closed. The current Chief of the Whiting Fire & Rescue Department is Daniel Kontos, who also serves with the Portage County Sheriff's Department.
[edit] Public Works
The Village of Whiting has its own full service Public Works department that deals with all aspects of Village Service such as, Water System, Parks and Roads. They are responsible for snow removal for the Village as well.
[edit] Economy
- Whiting is home to NewPage Corporation and The Worth Company.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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