Hurley, Wisconsin Hurley, Wisconsin Location in Iron County and the state of Wisconsin.
Location in Iron County and the state of Wisconsin.
Country United States State Wisconsin Hurley is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
Hurley is positioned on the Montreal River, the border between Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Hurley and contiguous Gile were lumber towns, while close-by mining suburbs included Montreal, Ironwood, Michigan, Bessemer, Michigan and Wakefield, Michigan.
Hurley took its name from M.
The full name "Glen Hurley" was used for one year, but in 1885, the first name was dropped and the improve became known as Hurley.
Henry Meade was the first mayor of Hurley, Wisconsin.
John Ankers opened Hurley's first saloon, and served as Hurley's first town clerk, first justice of the peace, and first fire chief.
The Gogebic Range Directory of 1888 states: "During the past summer, Hurley was twice attended by terrible fires.
The Old Iron County Courthouse (now the Iron County Historical Museum), is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Iron Exchange Bank of Hurley, was the earliest bank of the Gogebic Range.
The first meat market in Hurley was kept by Ilsey and Knox and was opened in 1885.
After absorbing the Iron County News in 1950 the two papers names were consolidated to form the Iron County Miner which is still presented as a weekly. By that time he had already served one term as president of the United States.
In 1889 when he was in Hurley, he was a New York attorney.
Hurley is positioned at 46 27 1 N 90 11 23 W (46.450361, -90.189802).
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.58 square miles (9.27 km2), of which 3.42 square miles (8.86 km2) is territory and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) is water. It is athwart the state border and the Montreal River from Ironwood, Michigan.
Hurley has a cool humid continental climate (Koppen Dfb), with long, cold winters and short, mild summers.
In an average year the temperature drops below 32 F (0 C) on 192 days, and below 0 F (-17.8 C) on 40 days.
Hurley is also one of the snowiest metros/cities in the United States with an average of over 160 inches of snow per year.
Climate data for Hurley, Wisconsin As of the census of 2010, there were 1,547 citizens , 771 homeholds, and 360 families living in the city.
There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of 301.8 per square mile (116.5/km2).
There were 771 homeholds of which 20.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 31.1% were married couples residing together, 10.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 53.3% were non-families.
47.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 23.1% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.66.
The median age in the town/city was 49 years.
16.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 26.1% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,818 citizens , 830 homeholds, and 458 families living in the city.
There were 1,025 housing units at an average density of 325.5 per square mile (125.6/km ).
There were 830 homeholds out of which 20.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 41.7% were married couples residing together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families.
39.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20.8% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $24,821, and the median income for a family was $33,000.
About 11.0% of families and 14.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.
Hurley and Iron County entrance signs 2 runs west to Ashland, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota, intersecting U.S.
WIS 77 starts just at the state line in Hurley and travels southwest.
Hurley was served by the Chicago & North Western Flambeau Line with the Flambeau 400 train between Chicago and Ashland.
Hurley is known for its ATV Hurley Rally held on Memorial Day weekend, a Pumpkin ATV rally held the second weekend of October, and the Red Light Snowmobile Rally.
A fictionalized version of Hurley was the subject of Edna Ferber's 1934 novel Come and Get It.
Ferber did most of her research for the novel while staying at Hurley's Burton House hotel. Ralph Capone, the older brother of famed Chicago mobster Al Capone, died in Hurley in 1974. Emunson, Michigan State Representative Mark, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Osborn, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Raineri, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Trembath, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and jurist Varda, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and Wisconsin State Circuit Judge Wade, Wisconsin State Senator Warren, Wisconsin State Assemblyman United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Geological Survey.
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.
Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers-1833-1957; compiled by Donald E.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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