Ellsworth, Wisconsin
Village of Ellsworth | ||
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FIPS code 55-23525[3] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1564550[4] | |
| Website | www | |
Ellsworth is a village in and the
History
Settlement in the area that now comprises the village of Ellsworth began with the arrival of several families in 1857. The village was officially platted in 1862, then incorporated in 1887.[5] The village was initially called Perry, in honor of the War of 1812 hero, Oliver Hazard Perry, but was renamed in 1866 in honor of Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union officer to die in the Civil War.[6] A close friend of Pres. Abraham Lincoln, Ellsworth died while removing a highly visible Confederate flag from the roof of a hotel overlooking the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. The incident received national attention, and at least one other town, Ellsworth, Michigan, was named in his honor.[7]
Downtown Ellsworth's location atop a steep hill is the result of an 1861 dispute between Pierce County's two major towns,
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.75 square miles (9.71 km2), all of it land.[10]
Ellsworth is located at 44°43′57″N 92°28′48″W / 44.73250°N 92.48000°W (44.73261, -92.480177).[11]
Ellsworth is along U.S. Highways 10 and 63, and Wisconsin Highways 65 and 72.
Climate
| Climate data for Ellsworth, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908–1909, 1944–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
64 (18) |
80 (27) |
88 (31) |
94 (34) |
98 (37) |
105 (41) |
99 (37) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
77 (25) |
63 (17) |
105 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.3 (−5.9) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
39.2 (4.0) |
54.2 (12.3) |
66.4 (19.1) |
75.6 (24.2) |
79.5 (26.4) |
77.5 (25.3) |
70.6 (21.4) |
57.0 (13.9) |
40.4 (4.7) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
52.9 (11.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 11.9 (−11.2) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
42.5 (5.8) |
54.8 (12.7) |
64.5 (18.1) |
68.4 (20.2) |
66.2 (19.0) |
58.9 (14.9) |
45.8 (7.7) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
42.3 (5.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.4 (−16.4) |
6.1 (−14.4) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
43.1 (6.2) |
53.4 (11.9) |
57.3 (14.1) |
55.0 (12.8) |
47.3 (8.5) |
34.6 (1.4) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
10.0 (−12.2) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −37 (−38) |
−37 (−38) |
−29 (−34) |
1 (−17) |
19 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
38 (3) |
35 (2) |
22 (−6) |
8 (−13) |
−15 (−26) |
−40 (−40) |
−40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.01 (26) |
1.00 (25) |
1.99 (51) |
2.99 (76) |
4.51 (115) |
5.25 (133) |
4.11 (104) |
5.04 (128) |
3.87 (98) |
2.84 (72) |
1.97 (50) |
1.36 (35) |
35.94 (913) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.4 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 110.7 |
| Source: NOAA[12][13] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 432 | — | |
| 1890 | 670 | 55.1% | |
| 1900 | 1,052 | 57.0% | |
| 1910 | 1,005 | −4.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,043 | 3.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,124 | 7.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,340 | 19.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,475 | 10.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,701 | 15.3% | |
| 1970 | 1,983 | 16.6% | |
| 1980 | 2,143 | 8.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,706 | 26.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,909 | 7.5% | |
| 2010 | 3,284 | 12.9% | |
| 2020 | 3,348 | 1.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[14] 2020[2] | |||
2020 census
As of the
2010 census
As of the
There were 1,331 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the village was 35.7 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
2000 income statistics
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $42,604, and the median income for a family was $51,286. Males had a median income of $36,069 versus $25,000 for females. The
East Ellsworth
The steep grades approaching Ellsworth's hilltop location proved an insurmountable challenge to railroad construction. When the
Economy
Cheese Curd Festival
Ellsworth is known as the cheese curd capital of Wisconsin, due to the cheese curds produced by its namesake creamery. The last weekend in June is reserved for a town festival which celebrates the cheese curd.[18]
Notable people
- Leon D. Case, former Michigan Secretary of State, was born in Ellsworth.
- Wisconsin State Senate, attended school in Ellsworth.
- Charles H. Crownhart, former Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, practiced law in Ellsworth.
- Franklin L. Gilson, Wisconsin State Assembly and jurist, practiced law in Ellsworth.
- George Thompson, former Attorney General of Wisconsin, was born in Ellsworth.
- Hans Warner, Wisconsin Secretary of State and Wisconsin State Senator, lived in Ellsworth.
- Dempster Woodworth, Wisconsin State Senator and physician, lived in Ellsworth.
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "2020 Decennial Census: Ellsworth village, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "ANSI and FIPS codes". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "History of Ellsworth, Wisconsin".
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 175.
- ^ "Elmer E. Ellsworth" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_E._Ellsworth
- ^ Seyforth, H.G. "Pierce County courthouse was built 55 years ago." (Pamphlet retrieved at Ellsworth, Wisconsin, Public Library, November 24, 2015)
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Thematic Nomination: "Courthouses of Wisconsin." State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1981. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106779302
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Miller, Stan. Omaha Road: The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha. Mukilteo, Washington, Hundman Publishing Inc. 2004.
- ^ "Towns and Cities of Pierce County". www.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
- ^ "Cheese Curd Festival - Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce, WI". www.ellsworthchamber.com.
External links
- Ellsworth, Wisconsin
- Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce
- Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1894 1900 1912
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