Editing Mellen, Wisconsin

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|official_name            = Mellen, Wisconsin
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland]]

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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Terry Van Buren
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|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1886
|established_title2        = Incorporated
|established_date2         = March 22, 1907<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mds.wi.gov/View/MunicipalRecords|accessdate=2024-11-07|title=Municipal Data System|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations|date=2024}}</ref>

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.86
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|population_est           = 689
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|population_total         = 698
|population_density_sq_mi = 375.27

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|area_total_km2 = 4.82
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'''Mellen''' is a city in [[Ashland County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 698 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Attractions==
*[[Copper Falls State Park]] is located just north of Mellen.

==Government==
Mellen has a [[mayor-council]] form of government.

According to the Mellen Weekly-Record; Vol.123 No. 29; Wednesday, July 20, 2022, Mayor Joseph A. Barabe, resigned effective at noon, on July 15, 2022.  No further explanation was given. Nathaniel Delegan, President of the Mellen City Council, served as Acting Mayor until the election of a new Mayor on April 4, 2023.

The Mellen City Council is considering changing the form of government.  Mellen currently has a Mayor-Council  form of government.  The city council is considering three options.  The first option is to remain with the Mayor-Council form of government.  The second option is to establish the position of City Administrator, who operates under the Mayor.  The third option is to abolish the Office of Mayor and establish a Manager-Council type of government.

In the [[Wisconsin State Legislature]], Mellen is located in the 74th [[Wisconsin State Assembly|Assembly]] District, and the [[Wisconsin Senate, District 25|25th]] [[Wisconsin Senate|Senate]] District, represented by Assembly Representative [[Chanz Green]] and State Senator [[Romaine Quinn]]

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Mellen is served by [[Tom Tiffany]], of [[Wisconsin's 7th congressional district]].

== Mayors ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Mayor !! Tenure
|-
| A.J. Sullivan||1907–1909
|-
| John Twomey||1909–1911
|-
| M.J. Collins||1911–1911
|-
| J.B. Orr||1912–1915
|-
| William Knoll||1915–1921
|-
| Albert Pribnow||1921–1923
|-
| William Knoll||1923–1927
|-
| M.J. Donahue||1927–1931
|-
| Ray Maxeiner||1931–1937
|-
| Vernon Meredith||1937–1949
|-
| Henry Bauch||1949–1951
|-
| James Dalbesio||1951–1955
|-
| [[Robert F. Barabe]]||1955–1959
|-
| Howard Peters||1959–1969
|-
| [[Robert F. Barabe]]||1969–1971
|-
| L. Roy Lutz||1971–1973
|-
| Clayton Landry||1973–1981
|-
| Christ Lutz||1981–1983
|-
| Robert Holmes III||1983–1987
|-
| Joseph Barabe||1987–2001
|-
| Dale Smith||2001–2003
|-
| Joseph Barabe||2003–2022
|-
| Nathaniel Delegan ||2022-2023
|-
| Terry Van Buren||2023–2025
|-
| Jim Warren||2025-present
|}

==Geography==
Mellen is located at {{coord|46|19|27|N|90|39|33|W|type:city}} (46.324288, -90.659295),<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along the [[Bad River (Wisconsin)|Bad River]].<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1992), ''Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer,''  Freeport, Maine: DeLorme,  p. 95, {{ISBN|0-89933-247-1}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.87|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=2012-11-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Mellen 4 NE, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals, 1926-2020 extremes: 1300ft (396m)
|single line = Yes

| Jan record high F = 55
| Feb record high F = 63
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 96
| May record high F = 95
| Jun record high F = 98
| Jul record high F = 105
| Aug record high F = 102
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 88
| Nov record high F = 77
| Dec record high F = 61
| year record high F =	

|Jan avg record high F = 40.1
|Feb avg record high F = 48.3
|Mar avg record high F = 60.6
|Apr avg record high F = 75.0
|May avg record high F = 84.5
|Jun avg record high F = 88.5
|Jul avg record high F = 88.4
|Aug avg record high F = 88.3
|Sep avg record high F = 83.3
|Oct avg record high F = 76.5
|Nov avg record high F = 58.0
|Dec avg record high F = 43.4
|year avg record high F = 90.6

|Jan high F = 20.7
|Feb high F = 25.8
|Mar high F = 37.4
|Apr high F = 50.0
|May high F = 64.2
|Jun high F = 72.9
|Jul high F = 77.2
|Aug high F = 75.5
|Sep high F = 67.6
|Oct high F = 53.6
|Nov high F = 37.9
|Dec high F = 26.0
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 11.4
|Feb mean F = 15.2
|Mar mean F = 26.2
|Apr mean F = 38.8
|May mean F = 52.0
|Jun mean F = 61.4
|Jul mean F = 66.2
|Aug mean F = 64.5
|Sep mean F = 57.0
|Oct mean F = 43.9
|Nov mean F = 30.2
|Dec mean F = 18.3
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 2.1
|Feb low F = 4.6
|Mar low F = 15.1
|Apr low F = 27.5
|May low F = 39.8
|Jun low F = 49.8
|Jul low F = 55.3
|Aug low F = 53.6
|Sep low F = 46.4
|Oct low F = 34.1
|Nov low F = 22.5
|Dec low F = 10.5
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -22.1
|Feb avg record low F = -19.1
|Mar avg record low F = -11.5
|Apr avg record low F = 11.8
|May avg record low F = 24.8
|Jun avg record low F = 33.8
|Jul avg record low F = 42.6
|Aug avg record low F = 41.1
|Sep avg record low F = 29.7
|Oct avg record low F = 20.3
|Nov avg record low F = 3.0
|Dec avg record low F = -14.1
|year avg record low F = -20.8

| Jan record low F = -49
| Feb record low F = -46
| Mar record low F = -42
| Apr record low F = -9
| May record low F = 12
| Jun record low F = 23
| Jul record low F = 31
| Aug record low F = 21
| Sep record low F = 15
| Oct record low F = 6
| Nov record low F = -20
| Dec record low F = -37
| year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.45
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.15
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.89
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.03
|May precipitation inch = 3.82
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.34
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.80
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.32
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.62
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.73
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.95
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.61
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 23.80
|Feb snow inch = 16.80
|Mar snow inch = 16.10
|Apr snow inch = 8.70
|May snow inch = 0.60
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.20
|Oct snow inch = 1.50
|Nov snow inch = 12.80
|Dec snow inch = 22.10
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00475286&format=pdf
|title = Mellen 4 NE, Wisconsin 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 20, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS (records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 20, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1833
|1920= 1981
|1930= 1629
|1940= 1598
|1950= 1306
|1960= 1182
|1970= 1168
|1980= 1046
|1990= 935
|2000= 845
|2010= 731
|2020= 698
|estyear=2023
|estimate=689
|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=2012-11-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 731 people, 337 households, and 182 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|390.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 428 housing units at an average density of {{convert|228.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 337 households, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.0% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age in the city was 46.5 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.6% were from 25 to 44; 30.1% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 845 people, 378 households, and 215 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 456.5 people per square mile (176.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 235.5 per square mile (91.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 96.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 378 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,917, and the median income for a family was $41,111. Males had a median income of $30,804 versus $21,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,297. About 1.4% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
Bus service is provided by [[Bay Area Rural Transit]].

==Notable people==
*[[Robert F. Barabe]], politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
*[[D. E. Bowe]], politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
*[[Bernard E. Gehrmann]], politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
*[[Bernard J. Gehrmann]], politician, United States House of Representatives and Wisconsin Legislature

==Images==
<gallery>
File:Mellen Wisconsin Downtown Looking South WIS13.jpg|Looking south at downtown Mellen
File:Mellen Weekly Record Building.jpg|''Mellen Weekly Record'' newspaper building
File:Mellen Wisconsin Fire and Rescue.jpg|Mellen Fire and Rescue
File:Mellen Wisconsin Post Office.jpg|Post office
File:Mellen Wisconsin Sign WIS13.jpg|Sign on WIS13
File:Mellen Wisconsin Welcome Sign.jpg|Welcome sign
File:Mellen Wisconsin Joan of Arc Willow.jpg|[[Joan of Arc]] Willow
File:Mellen State Bank, Main Street, Mellen, Wisconsin LCCN2017706121.tif|Northern State Bank building, 2003
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of cities in Wisconsin]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mellen, Wisconsin}}
* [http://www.mellenwi.com Mellen, Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce]
* Sanborn fire insurance maps: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7546 1909] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7552 1917]

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