Crandon, Wisconsin Crandon, Wisconsin Looking north at downtown Crandon Looking north at downtown Crandon Crandon is a town/city in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States; it is in the northeastern part of the state, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Green Bay.
The populace was 1,920 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Forest County and is the only incorporated improve in the county.
The town/city is positioned contiguous to the Town of Crandon.
Samuel Shaw, an entrepreneur and capitalist, bought property in the region of Forest County in the 1880s, formerly Oconto County.
Crandon, tax commissioner with the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, he successfully lobbied the Wisconsin Legislature for the creation of Forest County, which was established in 1887.
Because of his help, Frank Crandon became the namesake for the county seat.
In 1891, Page and Landeck Lumber Company purchased a tract of hardwood timberlands near Crandon, and by 1902, the business assembled a huge sawmill (later titled the Keith & Hiles Lumber Mill) near Clear Lake on Crandon's north side.
The populace of Crandon interval from 800 to more than 2,400 in just a several years.
The company's sawmill eventually was moved to Crandon from Glasgow, Kentucky.
Modern culture lore reflects the early "Kentuck" ancestors. The town/city was officially incorporated as Crandon in 1909 after assembly of the county courthouse began, and much of the town's building stock was constructed amid this time.
Although timber has diminished as a prominent trade in the north-central United States, logging companies still operate in the close-by Nicolet National Forest.
From the 1980s to 2003, Crandon was the center of an surroundingal debate to construct a quarrying operation at the proposed Crandon mine, a rich copper deposit identified by the Exxon Coal and Minerals Company.
Eventually, the proposed business and mine site lands were purchased by the opposed Mole Lake Sakaogon Chippewa and Forest County Potawatomi tribes, whose reservations sat near the site.
On October 7, 2007, Crandon drew the consideration of nationwide and world media when Tyler Peterson, an employee of the Forest County Sheriff's Department and a part-time officer for the Crandon Police Department, shot seven citizens , wounding one and killing six in the town.
On July 29, 2014, Crandon voters recalled their mayor by approximately a 2 1 margin. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.18 square miles (16.01 km2), of which, 5.22 square miles (13.52 km2) is territory and 0.96 square miles (2.49 km2) is water. Lake Lucerne is only a several miles from the city.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,920 citizens , 771 homeholds, and 496 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 86.1% White, 0.4% African American, 9.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other competitions, and 3.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 771 homeholds of which 30.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 41.4% were married couples residing together, 17.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.7% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 40 years.
23.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,961 citizens , 803 homeholds, and 489 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.18% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 7.04% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.05% from other competitions, and 1.33% from two or more competitions.
There were 803 homeholds out of which 32.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 43.1% were married couples residing together, 14.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $27,125, and the median income for a family was $35,260.
About 10.5% of families and 14.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
Crandon is served by the Crandon Municipal Airport (Y55).
Crandon has two casinos, the Mole Lake casino and Potawatomi Bingo and Northern Lights Casino.
Crandon's outside recreation opportunities include fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling, with many lakes and hundreds of miles of trails in the encircling area.
Crandon is the home of the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, which hosts the world championship off-road competitions.
"Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Enumeration Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Crandon city, Wisconsin".
"2007 Forest County Visitors Guide" (PDF).
"Proposed Crandon Mine Information".
"Crandon voters recall mayor".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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