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City
Location of Phillips in Price County, Wisconsin
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Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Price
Area
• Total	3.34 sq mi (8.64 km2)
• Land	2.63 sq mi (6.81 km2)
• Water	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
Elevation	1,444 ft (440 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,533
• Density	459.0/sq mi (177.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	54555
Area code(s)	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-62450
GNIS feature ID	1571294

Phillips is a city and the county seat of Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census.

History

The town of Phillips was platted in 1876 and named after Elijah B. Phillips, the general manager of the Wisconsin Central Railway. It began as a logging town.

In the dry summer of 1894, a devastating fire spread from the southwest and destroyed the town. The population evacuated, and 13 people died in the blaze. The town was rebuilt and expanded in subsequent years, and a memorial to the disaster now stands on the shore of Lake Duroy.

Geography

Phillips is located at 45°41′30″N 90°24′7″W / 45.69167°N 90.40194°W / 45.69167; -90.40194 (45.691560, -90.401915). It is on highway SR 13, 77 miles north of Marshfield, and 74 miles south of Ashland.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.51 square miles (9.09 km²), of which, 2.79 square miles (7.23 km²) is land and 0.72 square miles (1.86 km²) is water.

Demographics

The Price County courthouse, located in Phillips

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,478 people, 695 households, and 338 families living in the city. The population density was 529.7 inhabitants per square mile (204.5/km²). There were 868 housing units at an average density of 311.1 per square mile (120.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.1% White, 0.7% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 695 households, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 51.4% were non-families. 45.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.79.

The median age in the city was 44.8 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 23.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

Transportation

Price County Airport

Phillips is served by the Price County Airport (KPBH), located one mile northwest of the city. In 2017, the airport handled approximately 18,100 operations per year, almost 50 per day, with roughly 84% general aviation, 15% air taxi and 1% military. The airport has a 5,220 foot asphalt runway with approved GPS approaches (Runway 1-19) and a 3,951 foot asphalt crosswind runway (Runway 6-24), also with GPS approaches.

Bus service is provided by Bay Area Rural Transit.

Notable people

Historic locations

• Lidice Memorial
• Phillips High School

Images for kids

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  Sign on WIS13

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  Welcome sign

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  Downtown Phillips on WIS 13

See also

In Spanish: Phillips (Wisconsin) para niños