Marshfield, Wisconsin
| Marshfield, Wisconsin | |
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Brick storefronts on Central Avenue, some built shortly after the fire of 1887
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 Location of Marshfield, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 44°40′N 90°11′W / 44.667°N 90.183°WCoordinates: 44°40′N 90°11′W / 44.667°N 90.183°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Counties | Wood, Marathon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.49 sq mi (34.94 km2) |
| • Land | 13.46 sq mi (34.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,286 ft (392 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,118 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 18,952 |
| • Density | 1,420.4/sq mi (548.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Area code(s) | 715/534 |
| FIPS code | 55-49675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1569085 |
| Website | ci |
Marshfield is a city in Wood County and Marathon County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10, Highway 13 and Highway 97. The largest city in Wood County, its population was 19,118 at the 2010 census. Of this, 18,218 were in Wood County, and 900 were in Marathon County. The city is part of the United States Census Bureau's Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Wood County (2010 population: 74,749). The portion of the city in Marathon County is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1851 and 1853, when the area was still forested, surveyors working for the U.S. government marked all the section corners in the 6 by 6 miles (9.7 by 9.7 km) square which now includes Marshfield, Hewitt, and Cameron, working on foot with compass and chain. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
This Township is nearly all Dry land, There being no Swamp of consequence in it. There being to much clay & rocks in it. Particularly that part which contains Fir & Hemlock. The surface is rough & uneven(?) and rather to flat for anything but meadow. There is some good Pine it but to much scattering to make it an object. The Township is well watered with small streams but none of them are of sufficient size for Milling purposses. The streams are lined with Alder & many of them producing good hay. There are no improvements in this Township.
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