Editing Brokaw, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name   = Brokaw, Wisconsin
|settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname        = 
|motto           = Rising by the river

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|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Marathon County, Wisconsin|Marathon]]

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|government_type   = Former Village
|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date  = 1903

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|area_code        = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]  
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'''Brokaw''' is a former village in [[Marathon County, Wisconsin|Marathon County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. It is part of the [[Wausau, Wisconsin]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 251 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Brokaw village, Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=September 7, 2012 }}</ref> Brokaw merged with the village of [[Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin|Maine, Wisconsin]] on October 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Terlecki |first1=Courtney |title=Wausau area communities merge--a first in state history |url=https://waow.com/news/wisconsin-news/2018/10/03/wausau-area-communities-merge-a-first-in-state-history/ |website=WAOW.com |access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Brokaw is located at {{coord|45|1|42|N|89|39|23|W|type:city}} (45.028457, -89.656366).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|1.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 458
|1920= 493
|1930= 514
|1940= 477
|1950= 380
|1960= 319
|1970= 312
|1980= 298
|1990= 224
|2000= 107
|2010= 251
|estyear=2018
|estimate=245
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 4, 2019}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 251 people, 123 households, and 66 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|234.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 138 housing units at an average density of {{convert|129.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 123 households, of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.59.

The median age in the village was 32.9 years. 13.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 107 people, 47 households, and 24 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 108.6 people per square mile (41.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 49.7 per square mile (19.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 98.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.93% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.87% of the population.

There were 47 households, out of which 17.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.9% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,083, and the median income for a family was $54,167. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $25,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $28,290. There were 20.8% of families and 21.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 50.0% of under eighteens and 17.6% of those over 64.

==History==
In the 1880s, the Wausau Boom Company built a dam on the Wisconsin River near the present location of the village, and in 1903 the Village of Brokaw was incorporated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003 |title=Village of Brokaw, Centennial Celebration, Rising by the River |url=http://www.villageofmaine.org/uploads/1/1/8/5/118596082/brokaw_history_book_3-8-2018.pdf |access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref>  The community began to develop in the early 20th century around the Wausau Paper Mills. It was founded by paper company owner Norman Brokaw.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Callary|first1=Edward|title=Place Names of Wisconsin|year=2016 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, WI|isbn=978-0-299-30964-0|page=39}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Red Smith (American football/baseball)|Red Smith]], [[MLB]] player, [[NFL]] player and assistant coach, head coach of the [[Georgetown Hoyas]] football team and [[Wisconsin Badgers football]] team, athletic director of [[Seton Hall University]].

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{{Marathon County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Villages in Marathon County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2018]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]