New Lisbon, Wisconsin
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New Lisbon is a city in Juneau County
Juneau County, Wisconsin
Juneau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the population was 24,316. Its county seat is Mauston. It should not, however, be confused with the city of Juneau, Wisconsin, to which it has no connection.-Geography:...

, 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 1,436 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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.

Geography

New Lisbon is located at 43°52′37"N 90°9′57"W (43.877032, -90.165908).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.4 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (6.67%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 617 households, and 383 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 538.6 people per square mile (207.7/km²). There were 690 housing units at an average density of 258.8 per square mile (99.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.42% White, 0.21% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races
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, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 617 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,479, and the median income for a family was $44,464. Males had a median income of $33,214 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $19,165. About 6.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

New Lisbon has a mayor-council form of government with a city administrator. The administrator has the powers previously vested in the clerk-treasurer and oversees city operations and budgets. The city continues to grow and looks at future growth, both residential and commercial.

Notable residents

  • Marc Andreessen
    Marc Andreessen
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     grew up in New Lisbon and would later create the first web browser.
  • Linda Balgord
    Linda Balgord
    Linda Balgord is an American Broadway actress and singer, most notable for playing Norma Desmond in the 1996 US tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Sunset Boulevard, being the last actress to portray Grizabella in the original Broadway run of Cats and originating the role of Queen Elizabeth I...

    , an award winning Broadway performer.
  • Kurtwood Smith
    Kurtwood Smith
    Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop and stern parental characters , and for his appearances in the genre of science fiction...

    , actor, most notably plays Red Forman
    Red Forman
    Reginald Albert "Red" Forman is a fictional character on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, portrayed by Kurtwood Smith.-Biography and personality:Red is one of the classic archetypes of the "grumpy man"...

     on That 70's Show.
  • Pitcher Jarrod Washburn
    Jarrod Washburn
    Jarrod Michael Washburn is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and currently resides in his hometown of Webster, Wisconsin.-High school / college:...

    's childhood hometown was New Lisbon.

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