Rib Mountain (town), Wisconsin
| Rib Mountain, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Rib Mountain (town), Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 44°54′42″N 89°40′20″W / 44.91167°N 89.67222°WCoordinates: 44°54′42″N 89°40′20″W / 44.91167°N 89.67222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Marathon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.6 sq mi (66.3 km2) |
| • Land | 24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,825 |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (100/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-67325 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1584018 |
| Website | townofribmountain |
Rib Mountain is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,825 at the 2010 census. A suburb of Wausau, it is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area. The census-designated place of Rib Mountain is located in the town.
Originally part of the town (now village) of Weston, the area was established as the town of Erickson (in honor of George Erickson, the town chairman) in 1905. Later renamed Flieth, the town was renamed Rib Mountain in 1930. It is named after the nearby hill of Rib Mountain.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66.3 km²), of which 24.6 square miles (63.7 km²) is land and 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), or 3.91%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,556 people, 2,697 households, and 2,206 families residing in the town. The population density was 307.3 people per square mile (118.6/km²). There were 2,769 housing units at an average density of 112.6 per square mile (43.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.49% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 2.50% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,697 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.4% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.08.
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