Antigo, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Antigo is a city in and the county seat
of Langlade County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. The population was 8,560 at the 2000 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and spokes, and other wood products.
The city was founded in 1878 by Francis A. Deleglise. The log cabin in which Deleglise lived is preserved and on display at the Langlade County Museum. A street in Antigo also bears his name. The city gained its charter in 1883.
In the early part of the 1900s, Antigo was best known for its sawmills. At the turn of the millennium, the city's economy had a balance of industry and agriculture. High on the list are potatoes, dairy products, fur, shoes, fertilizer, steel and aluminum products, along with the lumber and wood product industries established in the earlier years.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.8 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.77%) is water.
Antigo sits on a plateau about 1500 feet (457.2 m) above sea level. The wide expanse of level land, the fine stand of timber and the fertility of the "Antigo Flats" soil soon attracted many settlers. Today the Antigo Silt Loam soil
is the state soil of Wisconsin
.
of 2000, there were 8,560 people, 3,630 households, and 2,221 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,328.7 people per square mile (513.2/km²). There were 3,938 housing units at an average density of 611.3 per square mile (236.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.30% Black or African American
, 0.86% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races
, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 3,630 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples
living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,548, and the median income for a family was $40,883. Males had a median income of $29,932 versus $20,156 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,592. About 10.2% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
needs are served by the Langlade County Airport
.
team won Division 1 state championships in 1976, 1978 and 1982. Antigo also dominated in the early 1970s, winning three state titles prior to the introduction of the WIAA tournament system in 1976. As a member of the powerhouse Wisconsin Valley Conference from 1920–2007, Antigo won 23 conference championships. Coach Gordon Schofield's teams won 6 state titles from 1970–1982, a period of time that included 7 seasons in which the team did not lose a game. In 1976 and 1982, Coach Schofield was the WFCA Coach of the Year. Other state championships for Antigo high school sports includes the boys' hockey
championship in 1993, the state wrestling championship in 1984 and the girls' state bowling championship in 2007. In 1990 the 13-year-old boys' Junior Baseball All-Star Team was the Wisconsin-Minnesota state champion.
building on the corner of 7th Avenue and Superior Street. The building housed the Antigo Public Library from 1905 to 1997. The museum contains historical artifacts and archives of Langlade County and the City of Antigo.
ski area, in nearby Bryant, Wisconsin
, provides downhill and cross country skiing opportunities. The Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
is in Antigo.
The Clara R McKenna Aquatic Center opened in 2005 on the site of Antigo High School, offers Antigo area residents a year-round recreation pool and lap pool.
The Langlade County fairgrounds, located in Antigo, has an indoor ice rink in winter months and facilities for off-road racing and demolition derbies in summer months.
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Langlade County
Langlade County, Wisconsin
Langlade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 20,740. Its county seat is Antigo.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
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. The population was 8,560 at the 2000 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and spokes, and other wood products.
History
The name "Antigo" comes from the Chippewa Indian name for the river that flows through the area, "Nequi-Antigo-sebi" meaning "spring river" or "evergreen".The city was founded in 1878 by Francis A. Deleglise. The log cabin in which Deleglise lived is preserved and on display at the Langlade County Museum. A street in Antigo also bears his name. The city gained its charter in 1883.
In the early part of the 1900s, Antigo was best known for its sawmills. At the turn of the millennium, the city's economy had a balance of industry and agriculture. High on the list are potatoes, dairy products, fur, shoes, fertilizer, steel and aluminum products, along with the lumber and wood product industries established in the earlier years.
Geography
Antigo is located at 45°8′28"N 89°9′12"W (45.141218, -89.153385), about 160 miles (257.5 km) northwest of Milwaukee.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.8 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.77%) is water.
Antigo sits on a plateau about 1500 feet (457.2 m) above sea level. The wide expanse of level land, the fine stand of timber and the fertility of the "Antigo Flats" soil soon attracted many settlers. Today the Antigo Silt Loam soil
Antigo (soil)
Antigo soils are among the most extensive soils in Wisconsin. They occur on about 300,000 acres in the northern part of the State. Antigo soils are well-drained and formed under northern hardwood forests in loess and loamy sediments over stratified sandy outwash...
is the state soil of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 8,560 people, 3,630 households, and 2,221 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,328.7 people per square mile (513.2/km²). There were 3,938 housing units at an average density of 611.3 per square mile (236.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.30% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.86% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic
Hispanic
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or Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
of any race.
There were 3,630 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,548, and the median income for a family was $40,883. Males had a median income of $29,932 versus $20,156 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $16,592. About 10.2% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
The area's general aviationGeneral aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
needs are served by the Langlade County Airport
Langlade County Airport
Langlade County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Antigo, a city in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.Although most U.S...
.
Highways
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WIS 47 splits off U.S. 45 U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 45 is a north–south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as .... 5 miles (8 km) south of Antigo then runs south to Shawano, Wisconsin Shawano, Wisconsin Shawano is a city in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,305 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shawano County... , and runs north concurrent with U.S. 45 to Rhinelander Rhinelander, Wisconsin Rhinelander is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 7,735 at the 2000 census.-Claim to fame:... . |
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Schools
- Antigo High School
- East Elementary School
- Antigo Middle School
- West Elementary School
- North Elementary School
- Spring Valley Elementary School
- Pleasentview Elementary School
- All Saints Catholic Schools
Athletics
Antigo's high school footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team won Division 1 state championships in 1976, 1978 and 1982. Antigo also dominated in the early 1970s, winning three state titles prior to the introduction of the WIAA tournament system in 1976. As a member of the powerhouse Wisconsin Valley Conference from 1920–2007, Antigo won 23 conference championships. Coach Gordon Schofield's teams won 6 state titles from 1970–1982, a period of time that included 7 seasons in which the team did not lose a game. In 1976 and 1982, Coach Schofield was the WFCA Coach of the Year. Other state championships for Antigo high school sports includes the boys' hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
championship in 1993, the state wrestling championship in 1984 and the girls' state bowling championship in 2007. In 1990 the 13-year-old boys' Junior Baseball All-Star Team was the Wisconsin-Minnesota state champion.
Culture
The Langlade County Museum is housed in the 1902 Carnegie libraryCarnegie library
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...
building on the corner of 7th Avenue and Superior Street. The building housed the Antigo Public Library from 1905 to 1997. The museum contains historical artifacts and archives of Langlade County and the City of Antigo.
Recreation
In Antigo and the surrounding area recreational activities include fishing, hunting, swimming, snowmobiling. The KettlebowlKettlebowl
Kettlebowl is a small ski area near Bryant, Wisconsin, founded in 1956 and run as a non-profit operation by volunteers of the Langlade County Ski Club....
ski area, in nearby Bryant, Wisconsin
Bryant, Wisconsin
Bryant is an unincorporated community located in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Bryant is located on Wisconsin Highway 52 northeast of Antigo, in the town of Price. Bryant had a post office, which closed on August 16, 1997....
, provides downhill and cross country skiing opportunities. The Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference...
is in Antigo.
The Clara R McKenna Aquatic Center opened in 2005 on the site of Antigo High School, offers Antigo area residents a year-round recreation pool and lap pool.
The Langlade County fairgrounds, located in Antigo, has an indoor ice rink in winter months and facilities for off-road racing and demolition derbies in summer months.
Notable residents
- Justin BergJustin BergJustin Christopher Berg is a right-handed professional baseball pitcher.Berg made his Major League debut on August 13, 2009 for the Chicago Cubs with two scoreless innings in relief against the Philadelphia Phillies....
, Chicago CubsChicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
baseball players (pitcher) - James BradleyJames Bradley (author)James Bradley is an American author, specializing in historical nonfiction chronicling the Pacific theatre of World War II. His father, John Bradley, was one of six men who became famous for being photographed raising the American flag on Mt. Suribachi...
, son of John Bradley, author of Flags of Our FathersFlags of Our FathersFlags of Our Fathers is a New York Times bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman who would eventually be made famous by Joe Rosenthal's lauded photograph of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, one of the costliest and...
and Flyboys: A True Story of CourageFlyboys: A True Story of CourageFlyboys: A True Story of Courage is a nonfiction book by writer James Bradley, and a national bestseller in the U.S. This book details a World War II incident of the execution and cannibalism of five of eight American P.O.W.s on the Pacific island of Chichi-jima, one of the Ogasawara Islands .-... - John BradleyJohn Bradley (Iwo Jima)John Henry "Jack" "Doc" Bradley was a United States Navy corpsman during World War II, and one of the six men who took part in raising the Flag on Iwo Jima...
, Navy corpsman who took part in the Raising the Flag on Iwo JimaRaising the Flag on Iwo JimaRaising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.The photograph was extremely... - James Randall DurfeeJames Randall DurfeeJames Randall Durfee was a judge of the United States Court of Claims and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board.-Education:...
, U.S. federal court judge - Charles GowanCharles GowanCharles Gowan was an American and Canadian pioneer and politician. He served as mayor of Antigo, Wisconsin and as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.-Biography:...
, former Antigo Mayor - Jon HohmanJon HohmanJon Hohman was a player in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1965 and 1966 as a guard. He played at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-References:...
, professional football player - Alfred J. LaubyAlfred J. Lauby-Biography:Lauby was born on October 7, 1908 in Antigo, Wisconsin. During World War II, he served with the United States Navy. He passed away in 1985.-Political career:...
, Wisconsin State Assemblyman - D. Wayne LukasD. Wayne LukasDarrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...
, U.S. Racing Hall of FameNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameThe National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
horse trainerHorse trainerIn horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter... - Thomas LynchThomas Lynch (congressman)Thomas Lynch was a U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin. He served in Congress from 1891 to 1895.He was born in Granville, Wisconsin which later merged with Milwaukee, Wisconsin; he moved to Antigo, Wisconsin where he served as mayor. Thomas Lynch also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Hedied in...
, U.S. Representative - Francis J. McCormickFrancis J. McCormickFrancis J. "Mickey" McCormick was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at St. Norbert College from 1934 to 1942 and at Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1949 to 1957, compiling a career...
, NFL player - Elmer Addison Morse, U.S. Representative
- Joe PiskulaJoe PiskulaJoe Piskula is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays with the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
hockey player (defenseman) - Ray SzmandaRay SzmandaRaymond Jack Szmanda, Sr. is a radio and television announcer who became well-known across the midwestern United States for his "Menards Guy," who has advertised for the home improvement store for more than two decades. He continues to periodically make new ads, and a comic likeness of himself...
, radio and television personality/spokesperson - Margaret TurnbullMargaret TurnbullMargaret Carol Turnbull is an American astronomer. She received her PhD in Astronomy from the University of Arizona in 2004. Turnbull is an authority on "Habstars," solar twins and planetary habitability....
, astronomer and graduate of Antigo High School - James M. Vande HeyJames M. Vande HeyJames Michael Vande Hey was a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:Vande Hey was born in Wisconsin in 1916. He graduated from high school in Antigo, Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of the Philippines, and the University of the...
, U.S. Air Force general - Clair H. VossClair H. Voss-Biography:Voss was born in Antigo, Wisconsin in 1920. He attended Marquette University, Marquette University Law School and the University of Notre Dame. At Marquette, he also played on the varsity football team. During World War II, he served as a combat platoon leader with the 5th Marine Division...
, Presiding Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals - Clarence E. WagnerClarence E. Wagner-Biography:Wagner was born on September 6, 1896 in Antigo, Wisconsin. He passed away on July 26, 1979.-Career:Wagner was twice Mayor of Long Beach. First, from 1938 to 1939, and second, from 1942 to 1945.-References:...
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