Editing Curtiss, Wisconsin

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'''Curtiss''' is a village in [[Clark County, Wisconsin|Clark County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 216 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==Geography==
[[File:Curtiss, Wisconsin.jpg|240px|thumb|left|[[Wisconsin Highway 29|Wis-29]] runs by town]]
Curtiss is located at {{coord|44|57|13|N|90|26|0|W|type:city}} (44.953574, -90.433228).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|0.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<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]] |accessdate=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==History==
Curtiss was established as a rural railroad station in 1882 and is named after the chief engineer who built the railroad. The village of Curtiss was platted November 17, 1882, having been surveyed by Edwin Parks. The surrounding area was occupied primarily by Norwegian and German emigrants.  The primary industries were dairy farming and lumber. By the 1890s, several cheese factories were established in the surrounding townships of Mayville, Hoard and Colby. Additionally, A. D. Bass operated a large sawmill in the southern part of the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/hoard/ |title= Hoard Township, Clark County, Wisconsin Index|website=wvls.lib.wi.us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025845/http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/hoard/ |archive-date=April 7, 2012}}</ref> An application for incorporation of the village was made to the State of Wisconsin on October 14, 1914: however, actual incorporation was not granted until March 30, 1917 (Curtiss Centennial Booklet). A two-room school served elementary grades until 1966 when the school was consolidated with the nearby Abbotsford Public Schools.

Perhaps the most famous person to come out of the Village of Curtiss was Army Colonel [[Franklin Matthias]], who oversaw the construction and early operation of the [[Hanford Site]] during World War II. The young Colonel Matthias was so proud of his work that he accompanied the first plutonium produced at Hanford to Los Alamos.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}

On June 8, 1905, a hail storm damaged nearly every building in the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/hoard/tragedies/1905Storm.htm |title= 1925 Hail Storm, Hoard Township, Clark Co., WI Tragedies|website=wvls.lib.wi.us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025849/http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/hoard/tragedies/1905Storm.htm |archive-date=April 7, 2012}}</ref>

On October 15, 1974, Curtiss was the site of a protest by the [[National Farmers Organization]] (NFO). NFO farmers slaughtered and buried in a trench 638 calves, mostly less than two weeks old. The protest was in response to the low price of [[veal]]. At the time, veal calves were selling for $0.17 per pound, resulting in a net loss to the farmer due to high feed costs. Public backlash against the NFO and the protest was great, with President Ford weighing in to call it "shocking and senseless."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lauck |first1=Jon |title=American agriculture and the problem of monopoly: the political economy of grain belt farming, 1953-1980 |date=April 1, 2000 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=0803229321}}</ref>
 
In 1976, the US EPA aided the village with a grant to establish a municipal sewer and water system. The system was expanded in the 1990s and again in the 2000s to account for industrial growth related to the meat packing industry.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 186
|1930= 164
|1940= 171
|1950= 139
|1960= 147
|1970= 135
|1980= 127
|1990= 173
|2000= 198
|2010= 216
|estyear=2019
|estimate=212
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 216 people, 76 households, and 52 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|317.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 82 housing units at an average density of {{convert|120.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 58.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 39.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 51.9% of the population.

There were 76 households, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.48.

The median age in the village was 30.5 years. 28.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 11% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.2% were from 25 to 44; 17.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 198 people, 68 households, and 45 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 288.8 people per square mile (110.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 102.1 per square mile (39.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 64.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.01% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 33.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 34.34% of the population.

There were 68 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,250, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $23,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $11,061. About 7.7% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.6% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Abbotsford School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st55_wi/schooldistrict_maps/c55019_clark/DC20SD_C55019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marathon County, WI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-03}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st55_wi/schooldistrict_maps/c55019_clark/DC20SD_C55019_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{Clark County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Clark County, Wisconsin]]