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Eagle River is a town/city in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Vilas County. Because of the many lakes in the area, the town/city is a prominent vacation and retirement destination.
Eagle River was the site of the first permanent Indian settlement in the Wisconsin Northwoods, positioned on the shores of Watersmeet Lake where the Wisconsin River and Chain O' Lakes meet.
The first recorded white settler in what became Vilas County was a man titled Ashman who established a trading post in Lac du Flambeau in 1818. Eagle River's name was derived from the abundance of eagles nesting along the river.
The town of Eagle River was created by an act of the state council in 1885.
Vilas County was set off from Oneida County on April 12, 1893 and titled for William Freeman Vilas, a migrant from Vermont.
Vilas had served for Wisconsin in the United States Senate from 1891 to 1897. In the 1850s migrants from New England, primarily from Vermont and Connecticut, constructed a number of wagon roads and trails through Vilas County including the Ontonogan Mail Trail and a Military Road from Fort Howard to Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor, Michigan. Eagle River is positioned in southeastern Vilas County at 45 55 12 N 89 15 1 W (45.919902, -89.250210), along the Eagle River, which is part of a prominent chain of lakes.
The Eagle River/Three Lakes Chain of Lakes is made up of 28 lakes, which is the biggest number of inland interconnecting lakes in the world.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.20 square miles (8.29 km2), of which, 3.03 square miles (7.85 km2) is territory and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water. Eagle River has a cool humid continental climate (Koppen Dfb), with long, cold winters and short, mild summers.
Annually the temperature drops below 32 F (0 C) on 190 days, and below 0 F (-17.8 C) on 39 days.
Climate data for Eagle River, Wisconsin As of the census of 2010, there were 1,398 citizens , 684 homeholds, and 308 families living in the city.
There were 876 housing units at an average density of 289.1 per square mile (111.6/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.0% White, 0.8% African American, 3.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.1% from other competitions, and 1.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 684 homeholds of which 21.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 28.7% were married couples residing together, 12.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 55.0% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.68.
The median age in the town/city was 43.2 years.
18% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 23% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,443 citizens , 626 homeholds, and 321 families living in the city.
There were 726 housing units at an average density of 284.9 per square mile (109.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.98% White, 1.39% African American, 1.94% Native American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other competitions, and 0.28% from two or more competitions.
There were 626 homeholds out of which 23.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 35.8% were married couples residing together, 11.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 48.7% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 19.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 8.6% of families and 11.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
WIS 17 travels north concurrently with US 45 and WIS 32 roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) before splitting off northeasterly towards Phelps and west concurrently with WIS 70 before turning south towards Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
WIS 32 runs concurrently with US 45 through Eagle River.
Eagle River Union Airport Eagle River is served by the Eagle River Union Airport (KEGV), which serves as a landing spot for cyclic home owners.
Located just northwest of the city, the airport handles roughly 20,000 operations per year, with approximately 90% general aviation and 10% air taxi.
Bald eagles can be viewed here, the origin of the name "Eagle" River. Eagle River is known as the "Snowmobile Capital of the World" because of the World Championship Snowmobile Derby held for over 50 years at an ice oval on the north side of the city.
The World Snowmobile Headquarters and International Snowmobile Hall of Fame are positioned in Eagle River. The Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame is in Eagle River Stadium in Eagle River.
Eagle River has been the host of the Labatt Blue USA hockey pond hockey championship games. Eagle River has a enhance golf course, positioned on East Mc - Kinley Street. Conant, attorney and Wisconsin state legislator Riordan, teacher, attorney and Wisconsin state legislator Varda, attorney and Wisconsin state legislator Eagle River Derby Track in summer United States Enumeration Bureau.
Vilas County, WI Government Main Page Accessed January 11, 2011 Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1954.
Vilas County History.
Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Bald Eagles! - Picture of Wildwood Outdoor Adventures, Eagle River - Trip - Advisor".
"Eagle River Stadium and Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame".
"Eagle River, WI golf courses".
'Wisconsin Blue Book 1944,' Biographical sketch of Margaret P.
City of Eagle River Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce Municipalities and communities of Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
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