Marathon City, Wisconsin

Marathon City, Wisconsin
Village
Downtown Marathon City on Wisconsin Highway 107
Downtown Marathon City on Wisconsin Highway 107
Nickname: 
The Village on the Hill
Location of Marathon City in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Location of Marathon City in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 44°55′48″N 89°50′22″W / 44.93000°N 89.83944°W / 44.93000; -89.83944
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyMarathon
Area
[1]
 • Total3.17 sq mi (8.21 km2)
 • Land3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,286 ft (392 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total1,524
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4]
1,508
 • Density478.43/sq mi (184.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
FIPS code55-49100[5]
GNIS feature ID1569014[2]
Websitewww.marathoncity.org
Marathon City Hall

Marathon City is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,524 at the 2010 census.[6] The village was incorporated from a part of the original area of the town of Marathon. The village dates back to 1856.[7] The name of the village commemorates the Battle of Marathon.[8]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Marathon City village, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  7. ^ Village of Marathon City. History.
  8. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 98.