Germania, Marquette County, Wisconsin
Appearance
Germania, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 43°53′26″N 89°15′25″W / 43.89056°N 89.25694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Marquette |
Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 920 |
GNIS feature ID | 1565491[1] |
Germania is an unincorporated community located in the town of Shields, Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Germania's population as of July 2009 was 382, which is an increase of 12.7% from about 330.[when?] Germania's population as of 2009 was overwhelmingly white compared to other races; a little over 97% of inhabitants were white, with only 10 other people being another race. As of July 2009, 200 people, or 52.5% of the population, were male, while 182 people, or 47.5% of the population, were female. The unemployment rate of the town as of 2013 was about 7.2%.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Clarence V. Peirce, farmer, businessman, and politician; lived in Germania[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Germania, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Germania, Wisconsin Demographics
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Clarence V. Peirce, pg. 661