Moving to Poplar, Wisconsin
Population: 552. Estimated population in July 2024: 591 (+7.1% change)
Males: 276 (50.0%), Females: 276 (50.0%)
Douglas County
Zip code: 54864
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $41,406
Median house value: $69,300
Population by Race
Races in Poplar:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
Ancestries: Swedish (25.7%), German (24.5%), Irish (16.8%), Norwegian (15.2%), Polish (8.7%), United States (3.4%).
Elevation: 985 feet
Land area: 11.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Poplar
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Poplar village
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 66.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+6.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Poplar:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF SUPERIOR NO 63 (about 22 miles; SUPERIOR, WI)
- MILLER DWAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; DULUTH, MN)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF DULUTH (about 26 miles; DULUTH, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Poplar:
- DULUTH INTL (about 33 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 91 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 117 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Poplar:
- SKY HARBOR (about 19 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DYT)
- SOLON SPRINGS MUNI (about 20 miles; SOLON SPRINGS, WI; Abbreviation: OLG)
- RICHARD I BONG (about 22 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Abbreviation: SUW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Poplar:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 22 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 25 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 119 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 126 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 126 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
Public primary/middle schools in Poplar:
- NORTHWESTERN EL (Students: 495; Location: 10499 E US HIGHWAY 2; Grades: PK – 05)
- NORTHWESTERN MID (Students: 353; Location: 10555 E US HIGHWAY 2; Grades: 06 – 08)
- RICHARD I BONG MEMORIAL ACAD (Students: 8; Location: 4956 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 08)