Prentice, Wisconsin
| Prentice | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Location of Prentice, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 45°31′20″N 90°16′54″W / 45.52222°N 90.28167°WCoordinates: 45°31′20″N 90°16′54″W / 45.52222°N 90.28167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Price |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.23 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,539 ft (469 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 660 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 644 |
| • Density | 331.7/sq mi (128.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip Code | 54556 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-65350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583979 |
Prentice is a village in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 660 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Prentice.
Prentice is located at 45°32′43″N 90°17′21″W / 45.54528°N 90.28917°W (45.545499, -90.289413).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.02 square miles (5.23 km2), of which, 1.99 square miles (5.15 km2) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.
Prentice began as a lumber town, when Alexander Prentice of Portage formed the Jump River Lumber Company in 1882. The mill there sawed as much as 100,000 board feet of lumber a day until timber in the surrounding country dwindled in the 1890s.
After the sawmill closed, the U.S. Leather Company's tannery ran until 1915, using local hemlock bark for its tanning process. And more and more farmers settled on the surrounding cut-over lands left by logging. Around 1903 a creamery in town began buying milk from them and selling butter.
Prentice is served by the Prentice Airport (5N2). Located one mile east of the village, the airport handles approximately 1,500 operations per year, with roughly 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. The airport has a 3,250 foot asphalt runway (Runway 9-27).
As of the census of 2010, there were 660 people, 293 households, and 180 families residing in the village. The population density was 331.7 inhabitants per square mile (128.1/km2). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 170.9 per square mile (66.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.1% White, 0.9% African American, 0.9% Native American, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
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