Balsam Lake (Wisconsin)

Polk County

55-04475

Balsam Lake is a city and county seat of Polk County in the western part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Geography

Balsam Lake is located at 45 ° 27 'north latitude and 92 ° 27 ' west longitude, extends over 8.5 km ² at an altitude of 354 meters above the sea level. The city is located on the southwestern edge of the eponymous Balsam Lake.

By Balsam Lake Wisconsin Highways 46 and lead 170 U.S. Highway 8 runs six kilometers to the south and the Amery Municipal Airport is located 20 kilometers south of the city.

The Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) in Minnesota are about 100 km south-west, the nearest big cities are Eau Claire (about 130 km south-east ) and Duluth (about 160 km north). Balsam Lake is located about 420 km north- west of Madison, the capital of the state.

Demographic data

In the census of 2000 a population of 950 was determined. These were distributed to 428 households in 264 families. The population density was 180.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 673 residential buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 128.0 per square kilometer buildings.

The population was in 2000 from 96.0 percent White, 3.0 percent Indians and 0.2 percent Asian. 0.6 percent said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 0.4 percent of the population consisted of Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.

18.2 percent were under 18 years, 7.8 percent between 18 to 24, 23.2 percent of 25-44, 26.1 percent from 45 to 64 and 24.7 percent 65 and older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females were statistically 105.6 men in the over 18 year olds 104.5.

The median income per household was 34 276 U.S. dollars ( USD), the median family income $ 42,708. The median income for men was $ 31,397, and for women about $ 24,028. The per capita income amounted to $ 19,576. Around 4.8 percent of families and 7.7 percent of the total population were income below the poverty line.

History

The area around the town was once inhabited by a large subdivision of the local Indians from the tribe of Ojibwa. They described the region as " Innenehinduc " what " evergreen place " means. Probably this name was chosen because of there heaped growing Canadian yew, an evergreen shrub large greenhouse.

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