Editing Milladore, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Milladore, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| image_skyline      = Milladore Wisconsin Sign Looking West US10.jpg
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| image_caption      = Looking west in downtown Milladore
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| image_map          = File:Portage County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Milladore Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location of Milladore in Portage County, Wisconsin.
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Wood County, Wisconsin|Wood]], [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage]]

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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 2.58
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.00
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.00
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Milladore village, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Milladore+village,+Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 7, 2025}}</ref>
| population_total   = 268
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 364
| elevation_ft       = 1194
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|36|15|N|89|51|8|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|Zip code]]
| postal_code        = 54454
| area_code          = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 55-51875<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website            = http://www.villageofmilladore.com
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'''Milladore''' is a village in [[Wood County, Wisconsin|Wood County]] and overlapping into  [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 268 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Most of the village is located within the [[Milladore (town), Wisconsin|Town of Milladore]] in Wood County, while only a very small portion of the village lies in Portage County. All of its 2020 census population resided in the Wood County portion of the village.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Milladore village, Wood County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Milladore+village,+Wood+County,+Wisconsin |access-date=May 7, 2025 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==History==
Milladore was [[plat]]ted in 1877.<ref name="History">{{cite book | url=http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/files/docs/placenames.pdf | title=Wood County Place Names | publisher=The University of Wisconsin Press | author=Rudolph, Robert S. | year=1970 | pages=52}}</ref> According to one tradition, an early postmaster selected the name from his reading material, while another tradition states the village was named after a train car.<ref name="History" /> A post office called Milladore has been in operation since 1875.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Wood | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Milladore is located at {{coord|44|36|15|N|89|51|8|W|type:city}} (44.604282, -89.852281).<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|1.02|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]]|access-date=November 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1940 = 226
| 1950 = 247
| 1960 = 239
| 1970 = 229
| 1980 = 250
| 1990 = 314
| 2000 = 268
| 2010 = 276
| 2020 = 268
| 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 276 people, 106 households, and 73 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|270.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 114 housing units at an average density of {{convert|111.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.9% of the population.

There were 106 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.21.

The median age in the village was 35 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 54.0% male and 46.0% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 268 people, 102 households and 70 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 267.6 per square mile (103.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 107.9 per square mile (41.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 98.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (one person), and 0.75% (two people) from two or more races.

There were 102 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.

22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.4 males.

The [[median household income]] was $46,458 and the median family income was $56,500. Males had a median income of $34,750 versus $16,786 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,235. About 1.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.9% of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Amy Sue Vruwink]], politician<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012,' Biographical Sketch of Amy Sue Vruwink, pg. 67</ref>  
*Shawn Mancl Philanthropist

==Images==
<gallery>
File:Milladore Wisconsin Downtown Looking South.jpg|Looking south
File:Milladore Wisconsin Welcome Sign US10.jpg|Welcome sign
File:Milladore Wisconsin Sign Looking East US10.jpg|Looking east at the sign for Milladore
File:Milladore Wisconsin Post Office.jpg|Post office
File:Milladore Wisconsin Downtown.jpg|Looking east at downtown Milladore
</gallery>

==References==
{{Commons category|Milladore, Wisconsin}}
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==External links==
* [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.AtlasWood09.i0010&id=WI.AtlasWood09&isize=L 1909 plat map of Milladore]
* [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.AtlasWood28.i0034&id=WI.AtlasWood28&isize=L 1928 plat map]

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[[Category:Villages in Wood County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Portage County, Wisconsin]]