Country United States County Portage FIPS code 55-56000 Elevation 327 m | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1570168 Population 2,983 (2000) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 47% Humidity Area 108.8 km² (106.2 km² Land / 254 ha Water) | ||
The Tomorrow Valley refers to the area along the Tomorrow River in Portage County, Wisconsin. The village of Amherst, Wisconsin is the core of the Tomorrow Valley area, which also includes the villages of Nelsonville and Amherst Junction, and the Town of Amherst. It is part of the Stevens Point, Wisconsin Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Education
The area is served by the Tomorrow River School District, known as TRSD or TR Schools, which consists of a pre-K-12 school system in a single 160,000 sq. ft. building in Amherst. The building is separated into three sections, Amherst Elementary (pre-K through 5th grade), Amherst Middle School, or AMS (6th-8th grades), and Amherst High School, or AHS (9th-12th grades). There are about 75 students per grade.
Community institutions
The Tomorrow Valley area is home to the Lettie Jensen Community Center, the Lettie Jensen Library, two banks, three post offices, a supermarket, three hair salons, ten taverns, two antique shops, two gas stations, a video rental store, a law office, a brewery, an industrial park, a co-op, a coffee shop, an ice cream shop, fast food restaurant, and several churches.