New Lisbon, Wisconsin
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New Lisbon is a city in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,436 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
New Lisbon is located at (43.877032, -90.165908)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.4 km² (2.8 mi²). 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (6.67%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 617 households, and 383 families residing in the city. The population density was 207.7/km² (538.6/mi²). There were 690 housing units at an average density of 99.8/km² (258.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.42% White, 0.21% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 617 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,479, and the median income for a family was $44,464. Males had a median income of $33,214 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,165. About 6.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
New Lisbon is a Mayor-Council city with a City Administrator with varying powers. The position of City Administrator was created in 1999 following the arrest of the Clerk-Treasurer John Statsny at that time. The Administrator took over the powers of Clerk-Treasurer and also oversaw all city operations and budgets. The first two Administrators were in place only for short periods of time due to incompatibility with the City. Carol Held, a former City Clerk of Reedsburg, WI, served as interim Clerk-Treasurer in 2001 and 2002. In 2002 the City hired Nicholas Onyszczak as City Administrator. He served for two years and during that time reformed the City's budgeting process, greatly improved the financial security of the City, oversaw the expansion of the City's water, sewer and electric utilities. In addition, he along with several community members successfully lobbied the State of Wisconsin to open the New Lisbon Correctional Institution. In 2004, Nicholas Onyszczak resigned having accomplished his goals as City Administrator. In 2005, Ed Kaelin was hired as City Administrator and is still currently serving in that role. The City's rapid growth has slowed, but it remains a vital community thanks to its professional administrators.
[edit] Notable residents
- Marc Andreessen grew up in New Lisbon and would later create the first web browser
- Kurtwood Smith was born in New Lisbon
[edit] External links
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
