Marshfield
Wisconsin

Facts and Stats

Snapshot of Marshfield

Memory Lane Farms offers pumpkin patches, corn mazes and farm tours.

The Welsh family commutes to Marshfield to take advantage of the city’s high-ranking Catholic Schools.

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Community Overview
Marshfield has all the benefits of small-town living with the educational and health-care facilities of a much larger city. It was ranked Best Place to Live in Wisconsin and Eighth Best Place to Live in America by Demographics Daily. Only 141 cities were given Dreamtown status, and Marshfield was in the top 20, selected based on such criteria as health care, schools, jobs, cost of living and small-town character.

Population

City Population: 19,136

Wood County Population: 73,944

Marathon County Population: 129,958

Climate

July High Temperature: 81

January Low Temperature: 2

Schools

Marshfield offers an excellent choice of public or private educational opportunities. The area has some of the highest rated schools in the entire country. Marshfield High School is ranked number two in Wisconsin for Advance placement programs in Newsweek's list of 2007 top schools in the United States.

Educational Makeup

Schools and Higher Education Links

Marshfield Human Services Academy Charter School

Tiny Tigers Intergenerational Center, 905 Tiny Tigers Ct.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-8464, ext. 303

University of Wisconsin Marshfield/Wood County

2000 W. Fifth St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 389-6530

Mid-State Technical College

2600 W. Fifth St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-2538

Marshfield Clinic Division of Education

1000 North Oak Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
Toll Free: (800) 782-8581
Continuing health-care education

Trinity Lutheran School

9529 Hwy. 13 S.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 676-2121

Marshfield Christian School

2701 W. Veterans Pkwy.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-8639

Marshfield Area Catholic Schools

710 S. Columbus Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-1177

Immanuel Lutheran School

604 S. Chestnut Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-5121

Marshfield School District

1010 E. Fourth St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-1101

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Health Care

Top-notch specialists and state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, combined with the largest private medical research institution in Wisconsin, have brought Marshfield national recognition.

Medical Makeup

Facilities

Marshfield Clinic

1000 N. Oak Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-5511
Toll Free: (800) 782-8581
Specialty Facility

Saint Joseph's Hospital

611 Saint Joseph Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-1713
Hospital

Neighborhoods

Marshfield offers a variety of housing options and styles to choose from. Visit Realtor.com to search available properties.

Real Estate Information

Home Turnover Percentage	15.75 percent
Average Home Price	$108,200

Utilities

We Energies

231 W. Michigan St.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
Toll Free: 800-242-9137
Gas

Marshfield Utilities - Electric

2000 S. Roddis Ave., P.O. Box 670
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-1195
Electric

Marshfield Utilities - Water

2000 S. Roddis Ave., P.O. Box 670
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-1195
Water

Verizon Communications

Visit the Verizon Web site for a list of services and Marshfield-area locations.
Phone

Charter Communications

508 N. Central Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(800) 581-0081
Cable

Business Climate

Marshfield boasts a vast diversity of businessess in the area and offers a skilled workforce, a pro-business climate, and access to resources to help them succeed. If you are looking to expand, relocate or establish a business of your own, Marshfield has what it takes to make your business prosper. Low electrical rates and affordable/available land coupled with an excellent quality of life are just a few of the reasons to take a second look at this community.

Economic Resources

Marshfield Convention and Visitor Bureau

700 S. Central Ave., P.O. Box 868
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-3454
Toll Free: (800) 422-4541

City of Marshfield

630 S. Central Ave., 6th Floor, P.O. Box 727
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-6597

Marshfield Area Community Foundation

P.O. Box 456
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-9029

Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry

P.O. Box 868
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-3454

Main Street Marshfield

222 S. Central Ave., Ste. 205
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-3299

Transportation

Greyhound Bus Lines

400 S. Central Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-4030

Marshfield Bus Service

1507 N. Anton
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-0101
Toll Free: (800) 380-1287

Marshfield Municipal Airport

400 W. 29th St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-9385

Industrial Sites

Yellowstone Industrial Park

Approximately 104 acres of land located on the southeast side of the city.

Norwood Industrial Park

Located east of Marshfield, one block north of the new Highway 10/13 throughpass.

Marshfield Mill Creek Business Park

Located at the intersections of State Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 10.

Marshfield East Industrial Park

Located at the intersection of County Highways A and H.

Marshfield Air Business Park

Located on Marshfield’s south side, Air Business Park borders State Highway 13 and is just a half mile from U.S. Highway 10.

Media

WAOW-TV

1908 Grand Ave.
Wausau, Wisconsin 54403
(715) 842-2251
ABC affiliate - Channel 9

WEAU-TV

1907 S. Hastings Way
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
(715) 835-1313
NBC affiliate - Channel 13

WSAW-TV

1114 Grand Ave.
Wausau, Wisconsin 54403
(715) 845-4211
CBS affiliate - Channel 7

Marshfield News-Herald

111 W. Third St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-3131
Toll Free: (800) 967-2087

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Resources

Senior Resources

Aging and Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin

300 S. Peach Ave., Ste. 1
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-8479
Toll Free: (888) 486-9545

Marshfield Senior Community Center

111 S. Maple Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-4642, Ext. 45

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Center of South Wood County

(715) 421-0390
This site allows individuals to provide or search for a volunteer opportunity in Wood County.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wood County

837 S. Central Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-6198

Marshfield Area Habitat for Humanity

P.O. Box 784
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449-0784
(715) 384-7533

Marshfield Area United Way

P.O. Box 771
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449-0771
(715) 384-9992

Local Resources

Marshfield Library

211 E. Second St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-8494

Division of Motor Vehicles, Marshfield Service Center

503 S. Cherry Ave. 
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(800) 924-3570
Vehicle registration and driver's license services

Elections and Voting

630 S. Central Ave., 5th Floor, P.O. Box 727
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-3636

Culture

Marshfield has all the benefits of small-town living with the educational and health-care facilities of a much larger city. It was ranked Best Place to Live in Wisconsin and Eighth Best Place to Live in America by Demographics Daily. Only 141 cities were given Dreamtown status, and Marshfield was in the top 20, selected based on such criteria as health care, schools, jobs, cost of living and small-town character.

Arts and Culture

Upham Mansion

212 W. Third St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-3322

Stierle Bird Exhibit

211 E. Second St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449 
(715) 387-8494  
Marshfield Public Library has a unique exhibit for area visitors in the library’s downstairs. The Stierle Bird Exhibit consists of about 400 birds representing 140 species, plus a collection of approximately 2,000 bird eggs.

New Visions Gallery

1000 N. Oak Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 387-5562
New Visions Gallery is Marshfield’s art connection, located in the Marshfield Clinic. Exhibits change every six to seven weeks and feature a variety of art forms including national traveling exhibitions, significant works on loan from private and public collections and quality national and regional art.

LuCille Tack Center for the Arts

300 School St.
Spencer, Wisconsin 54479
(715) 659-4499
Completed in 1996, the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts includes an intimate theatre with comfortable seating for 501, excellent acoustics, an ample stage and an art gallery.

Roger's Cinema

419 S. Central
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449 
(715) 387-256

UW-Marshfield/Wood County Helen Connor Laird Fine Arts Building

2000 W. Fifth St.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449 
(715) 389-6534
Marshfield is home to the Marshfield-Wood County Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Chorale Campus-Community Theater. Productions, films, concerts and lectures are held throughout the year.

Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts

208 S. Chestnut Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449 
(715) 389-8999
The Chestnut Avenue Center is Marshfield’s newest venue for performing arts, visual arts, and literary arts. Located in a historic church building in downtown Marshfield, it’s a great place to enjoy concerts, plays, poetry readings, recitals, art gallery shows and workshops.

Recreation Opportunities

Marshfield Super Speedway