Radisson is a village in

Sawyer County Sawyer County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,074. Its county seat is Hayward. The county partly overlaps with the reservation of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa ...

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, United States, along the

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. The population was 241 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Radisson and was named in honor of the early French explorer,

Pierre-Esprit Radisson Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636/1640–1710) was a French fur trader and explorer in New France. He is often linked to his brother-in-law Médard des Groseilliers. The decision of Radisson and Groseilliers to enter the English service led to the f ...

(c.1636–1710).

Geography

Radisson is located at (45.768484, -91.218889). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 241 people, 110 households, and 57 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 140 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 83.0%

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, 3.3%

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, 5.0% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 1.7% from

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, and 5.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the population. There were 110 households, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.7% were

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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.2% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the village was 44.5 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 22% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.7% male and 47.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 222 people, 98 households, and 58 families living in the village. The

was 553.2 people per square mile (214.3/km²). There were 131 housing units at an average density of 326.4 per square mile (126.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 89.19%

, 0.45%

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, 9.01% Native American, 0.90% from

, and 0.45% from two or more races. 2.70% of the population were

or Latino of any race. There were 98 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were

living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $37,813 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the village was $16,122. About 8.9% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the

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, including 14.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.0% of those 65 or over.

Images

File:Radisson Wisconsin Sign WIS40.jpg, The sign for Radisson on WIS40 File:Tuscobia State Trail in Radisson WI.jpg, Tuscobia State Trail in Radisson

References

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