Brillion is a city in Calumet County

Calumet County, Wisconsin

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 in the U.S. state

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 of Wisconsin

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. The population was 2,937 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Brillion, though it is politically independent.

Notable residents

• Jill Lajdziak
  Jill Lajdziak
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  , general manager
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   of General Motors
  General Motors
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   Saturn
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   division
• Victor A. Tiedjens
  Victor A. Tiedjens
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  , scientist

Notable businesses

• Ariens
  Ariens
  Ariens is a Brillion, Wisconsin-based equipment company which has a long history manufacturing snow blowers and lawn tractors for commercial and high-end consumer markets...
  
   - snow blower and lawn tractor manufacturer
• Brillion Iron Works
  Brillion Iron Works
  Brillion Iron Works, or BIW, is a foundry and a manufacturer of farm implements located in Brillion, Wisconsin. BIW produces approximately 145,000 net tons of gray and ductile iron castings annually, ranking it among the top ten independent foundries in the United States.Brillion Iron Works...
  
   - Worldwide parts manufacturer

Geography

Brillion is located at 44°10′30"N 88°3′57"W (44.175114, -88.0661).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 2,937 people, 1,155 households, and 818 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 1,128.8 people per square mile (436.1/km²). There were 1,230 housing units at an average density of 472.7 per square mile (182.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.64% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races

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, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.51% of the population were Hispanic

Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race.

There were 1,155 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,633, and the median income for a family was $52,989. Males had a median income of $37,106 versus $24,318 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $20,754. About 1.6% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Brillion High School

Brillion High School

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is the area's high school.

Brillion was the Wisconsin State Football Champions in Division 5 of the 2003, 2004, and 2010 seasons. They also were the Division 4 State Football Champions in 1984. Also with a Semi-final runner-up in 2005 and 2009 for football. Brillion Basketball Team has been successful of late. In 2001, the girls team took second in Division 3. Also the 2006-2007 boy's team was given a berth in a sectional playoff game after winning regionals only to be defeated. Both the girls and boys basketball teams of 2009 made it to state in Division 3.