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Country
  
United States

County
  
Crawford

FIPS code
  
55-25725

Elevation
  
197 m

Local time
  
Friday 9:25 PM

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1564924

Population
  
177 (2013)

Area code
  
608

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Weather
  
-7°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 33% Humidity

Area
  
5.154 km² (5.102 km² Land / 5 ha Water)

Ferryville is a village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 176 at the 2010 census. It is located on Wisconsin Highway 35 along the Great River Road.

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Map of Ferryville, WI 54628, USA

Geography

Ferryville is located at 43°20′30″N 91°5′2″W (43.341550, -91.083882).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.99 square miles (5.15 km2), of which, 1.97 square miles (5.10 km2) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 176 people, 94 households, and 59 families residing in the village. The population density was 89.3 inhabitants per square mile (34.5/km2). There were 165 housing units at an average density of 83.8 per square mile (32.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.3% White, 0.6% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 94 households of which 16.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.32.

The median age in the village was 60.5 years. 13.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 7.9% were from 25 to 44; 38.1% were from 45 to 64; and 36.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 174 people, 93 households, and 55 families residing in the village. The population density was 70.5 people per square mile (27.2/km²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 60.4 per square mile (23.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.85% White, and 1.15% from two or more races.

There were 93 households out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.45.

In the village, the population was spread out with 12.6% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 43.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,958, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $20,357 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,602. About 3.4% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 11.9% of those sixty five or over.

Education

The De Soto Area Schools serves Ferryville, Wisconsin.

Notable people

  • John A. Haggerty, Wisconsin legislator and businessman, lived in Ferryville.
  • Patrick Joseph Lucey, Governor of Wisconsin, was justice of the peace in Ferryville.
  • References

    Ferryville, Wisconsin Wikipedia


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