Moving to Cornell, Wisconsin

by btobers · Published July 3, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 1,466. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,392 (-5.0% change)
Males: 701 (47.8%), Females: 765 (52.2%)

Chippewa County

Zip code: 54732

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $30,690
Median house value: $55,600

Population by Race

Races in Cornell:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
American Indian (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (36.5%), Norwegian (16.8%), Irish (9.5%), Polish (6.7%), United States (6.2%), Czech (5.4%).

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 3.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cornell

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cornell city

Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 58.3%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 10.8%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -104 (-6.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cornell:

VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 21 miles; STANLEY, WI)
RUSK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 203 (about 22 miles; LADYSMITH, WI)
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cornell:

CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 32 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
LA CROSSE MUNI (about 90 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
VOLK FIELD (about 106 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cornell:

RUSK COUNTY (about 25 miles; LADYSMITH, WI; Abbreviation: RCX)
CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 35 miles; CHETEK, WI; Abbreviation: Y23)
RICE LAKE REGIONAL – CARL’S FIELD (about 46 miles; RICE LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: RPD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cornell:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 36 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 58 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 86 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)

Schools

Public high school in Cornell:

CORNELL HI (Students: 272; Location: 708 BRIDGE ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Cornell:

CORNELL EL (Students: 298; Location: 111 S 4TH ST; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Cornell:

CORNELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,918; Location: 117 N. THIRD ST.; 8,389 books; 119 audio materials; 605 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)