Weston, Wisconsin
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Weston is a village in Marathon County
Marathon County, Wisconsin
Marathon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, WI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 134,063. Its county seat is Wausau.-Geography:...

, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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, United States
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. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,868 at the 2010 census.

History

Until 1905, it included the territory now known as Rib Mountain, which was split off under the name of the Town of Erickson.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 21.3 square miles (55.2 km²), of which, 21.3 square miles (55.2 km²) of it is land and 0.0 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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 of 2000, there were 12,079 people, 4,572 households, and 3,214 families residing in the village. The population density
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 was 567.2 people per square mile (219.0/km²). There were 4,806 housing units at an average density of 87.1 persons/km² (225.7 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the village was 93.11% White, 0.30% African American
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, 0.40% Native American, 4.88% Asia
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n, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 4,572 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.8% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 29.7% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,063, and the median income for a family was $52,398. Males had a median income of $36,586 versus $25,047 for females. The per capita income
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 for the village was $20,148. 5.1% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.4% are under the age of 18 and 5.9% are 65 or older.

Education

The village is served by the D.C. Everest School District
D.C. Everest School District
The D.C. Everest School District is a public school district serving the city of Schofield, the villages of Weston, Hatley, Rothschild, and Kronenwetter, and the towns of Ringle and Easton in central Wisconsin....

which is named after David Clark Everest, who was a major paper industralist in Marathon County.

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