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Pound, Wisconsin
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Location of Pound in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Marinette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2) |
| • Land | 0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 377 |
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(2019)
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361 |
| • Density | 419.77/sq mi (162.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 55-64775 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571850 |
| Website | http://www.villageofpound.com/ |
Pound is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 377 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Pound. Pound is part of the Marinette, WI– MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The village and town of Pound were named for Thaddeus Coleman Pound (1832–1914), a Wisconsin state politician and businessman; Pound was the grandfather of the poet Ezra Pound.
In 1994 the weight-loss program SlimFast used the town as a trial for its program. Residents believed that SlimFast used the town because of the name Pound; however, the company said they used the town because it had the highest rate of obesity in the United States.
Geography
Pound is located at 45°5′37″N 88°1′58″W / 45.09361°N 88.03278°W (45.093795, -88.032899).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.20 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 228 | — | |
| 1930 | 246 | 7.9% | |
| 1940 | 310 | 26.0% | |
| 1950 | 354 | 14.2% | |
| 1960 | 273 | −22.9% | |
| 1970 | 284 | 4.0% | |
| 1980 | 407 | 43.3% | |
| 1990 | 434 | 6.6% | |
| 2000 | 355 | −18.2% | |
| 2010 | 377 | 6.2% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 361 | −4.2% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 377 people, 152 households, and 99 families living in the village. The population density was 443.5 inhabitants per square mile (171.2/km2). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 192.9 per square mile (74.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.0% White, 0.3% Native American, 3.7% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.2% of the population.
There were 152 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.9% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.
The median age in the village was 34.3 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.
Education
The village is served by the Coleman School District, and students go to Coleman Elementary School, Coleman Middle School and Coleman High School.
Notable people
- Dan Haggerty, actor who played the title role on the television show The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, is noted by some sources as having been born in Pound.
- Albert E. Schwittay, Wisconsin State Representative, lived in Pound.
See also
In Spanish: Pound (Wisconsin) para niños
