Florence (town), Wisconsin

Coordinates: 45°54′32″N 88°16′17″W / 45.90889°N 88.27139°W / 45.90889; -88.27139
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Florence, Wisconsin
FIPS code
55-26200[2]
GNIS feature ID1583207[1]
Websitehttp://www.townofflorencewisconsin.com

Florence is a town in

Tyran
are also located in the town.

History

Florence and the area surrounding belonged to the Menominee and was a hunting and trapping region until iron was discovered there in the 1870s. The Florence Mine was discovered in October 1874 by H. D. Fisher. The mine was named in 1879 after the wife of Nelson Powell Hulst, Florence Terry Hulst.

We all wish to call the new town and the mine Florence, to honor the first white woman who had courage enough to settle (for a while) in that rugged country.

I mean the first white woman known to us.

Will you permit your name to be used?

— J. J. Hagerman, in a letter to Florence Terry Hulst (December 15, 1879)

The county subsequently took on the same name.[4][5][6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1282 km2 (459 sq mi or 316,956 acres (1,283 km2)). 153.6 square miles (397.9 km2) of it is land, 4.1 square miles (10.5 km2) of it (2.57%) is water, and 80% is forested.

Highways

Climate

Climate data for Florence, Wisconsin (Dec 1997–2020 normals, extremes Dec 1997-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 50
(10) 		61
(16) 		80
(27) 		83
(28) 		90
(32) 		99
(37) 		97
(36) 		95
(35) 		95
(35) 		84
(29) 		74
(23) 		61
(16) 		99
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 41
(5) 		46
(8) 		59
(15) 		73
(23) 		83
(28) 		87
(31) 		90
(32) 		87
(31) 		84
(29) 		75
(24) 		60
(16) 		45
(7) 		90
(32)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 22.4
(−5.3) 		26.1
(−3.3) 		37.2
(2.9) 		50.1
(10.1) 		64.3
(17.9) 		73.0
(22.8) 		78.3
(25.7) 		75.9
(24.4) 		68.4
(20.2) 		53.7
(12.1) 		40.1
(4.5) 		27.2
(−2.7) 		50.6
(10.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 13.4
(−10.3) 		15.2
(−9.3) 		25.7
(−3.5) 		38.9
(3.8) 		52.2
(11.2) 		61.5
(16.4) 		66.6
(19.2) 		64.3
(17.9) 		56.9
(13.8) 		43.9
(6.6) 		32.2
(0.1) 		19.3
(−7.1) 		40.2
(4.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 4.3
(−15.4) 		4.5
(−15.3) 		14.2
(−9.9) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		40.2
(4.6) 		50.0
(10.0) 		54.9
(12.7) 		52.7
(11.5) 		45.4
(7.4) 		34.0
(1.1) 		24.2
(−4.3) 		11.5
(−11.4) 		29.8
(−1.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −18
(−28) 		−18
(−28) 		−12
(−24) 		13
(−11) 		25
(−4) 		34
(1) 		42
(6) 		39
(4) 		30
(−1) 		21
(−6) 		6
(−14) 		−10
(−23) 		−22
(−30)
Record low °F (°C) −29
(−34) 		−31
(−35) 		−29
(−34) 		−8
(−22) 		20
(−7) 		28
(−2) 		34
(1) 		32
(0) 		26
(−3) 		11
(−12) 		−7
(−22) 		−28
(−33) 		−31
(−35)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.01
(26) 		1.09
(28) 		1.36
(35) 		2.65
(67) 		3.32
(84) 		3.92
(100) 		3.87
(98) 		2.91
(74) 		3.57
(91) 		3.52
(89) 		1.70
(43) 		1.48
(38) 		30.61
(777)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 14.1
(36) 		13.3
(34) 		9.1
(23) 		8.6
(22) 		0.3
(0.76) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.9
(2.3) 		5.8
(15) 		13.1
(33) 		66.3
(168)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) 15
(38) 		20
(51) 		19
(48) 		9
(23) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(2.5) 		4
(10) 		9
(23) 		23
(58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 8 6 7 10 11 11 10 10 11 12 8 8 113
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 8 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 32
Source: NOAA[7]

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 963 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,640, and the median income for a family was $42,933. Males had a median income of $31,941 versus $19,621 for females. The

poverty line
, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Most residents of Florence county work in nearby Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan. Florence's principal industry is logging. Florence sports the largest ATV and snowmobile trail system in Wisconsin, and is a major county for those wanting to fish, hunt, or camp.

A large paper mill was built in the town in about 1889. Press reports called it the largest such facility in the United States when it was damaged by an earthquake on 7 September 1889.[8]

Education

Florence High School is the area's public high school.

Notable people

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. JSTOR 4630263
    . Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Usher, Ellis B. (1923). "Nelson Powell Hulst". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 7: 394–395. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Pioneer Life on the Menominee Iron Range" (PDF). uproc.lib.mi.us. Menominee Range Historical Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Florence, WI Earthquake Damages Mill, Sep 1889". Logansport (Indiana) Journal. September 11, 1889. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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