Oliver (Wisconsin)

Douglas County

55-59800

Oliver is a Village in Douglas County in the northwest of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2000, Oliver had 358 inhabitants.

Geography

Oliver is located at 46 ° 39'26 " north latitude and 92 ° 11'32 " west longitude. The site extends over 5.2 km ².

Oliver is located on the Saint Louis River, a few kilometers from its mouth in Lake Superior ( Lake Superior). The river and its estuary forming the border with Minnesota.

By Oliver leads the Wisconsin Highway 105 is also a railway line through the town. Over the two-story Oliver Bridge both cross the Saint Louis River to Minnesota.

The nächstgtelegenen cities are Superior (13,2 km northeast) and Duluth, Minnesota (21,4 km on the opposite side of the river also northeast ).

The nearest large towns are 224 km south- south-westerly direction past the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ), the 328 km northeast of Thunder Bay located in Canada, Green Bay ( 511 km südöstlilch ) and Fargo, North Dakota ( 395 km in a westerly direction).

Demographic data

In the census of 2000 a population of 358 was determined. These were distributed to 127 households in 105 families. The population density was 68.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 125 residential buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 23.8 per square kilometer buildings.

The population consisted in 2000 of 97.2 % White and 1.7% Indians. 1.1 % said to be descended from at least two of these groups.

30.2% were under the age of 18, 6.1 % from 18 to 24, 31.6 % 25-44, 23.2% from 45 to 64 and 8.9 % 65 and older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females were statistically 105.7 men in the over 18 year olds 101.6.

The median income per household was 41,750 U.S. dollars ( USD), the median family income $ 45,250. The median income for men was $ 35,625, and for women about $ 20,357. The per capita income amounted to $ 19,527. Around 4.9 % of families and 8.3 % of the total population were income below the poverty line.