Fence, Wisconsin Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 231. Estimated population in July 2024: 226 (-2.2% change)
Males: 127 (55.0%), Females: 104 (45.0%)

Florence County

Zip code: 54120

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $30,278
Median house value: $56,900

Population by Race

Races in Fence:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
• American Indian (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (35.5%), Irish (14.7%), Polish (13.4%), Swedish (9.5%), United States (9.1%), Norwegian (8.7%).

Elevation: 1548 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fence

• High school or higher: 67.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 7.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fence town

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 62.6%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 12.3%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+3.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fence:

• DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
• IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; IRON RIVER, MI)
• EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 59 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fence:

• FORD (about 23 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)
• MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 70 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; Abbreviation: MNM)
• RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 73 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fence:

• IRON COUNTY (about 21 miles; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Abbreviation: 50D)
• STAMBAUGH (about 27 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; Abbreviation: Y73)
• LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB (about 32 miles; LAKEWOOD, WI; Abbreviation: 6M5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fence:

• NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
• NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 94 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
• SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 95 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
• MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
• FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 98 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)