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Dorchester
Wisconsinvillage
Dorchester
Total population
879
Median home value
$156,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$60,536
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Dorchester is a village in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, along the 45th parallel. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 849 at the 2020 census. Of this, 846 were in Clark County, and only 3 were in Marathon County.
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Geography
Dorchester is located at (45.002233, -90.331995). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Most of the village lies in Clark County, with only a small portion in Marathon County.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Dorchester, WI from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Abbotsford Middle/Senior HighHigh · Abbotsford · 404 students · 19.2:1 ratio
- Abbotsford ElementaryElementary · Abbotsford · 388 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Colby ElementaryElementary · Colby · 353 students · 12.6:1 ratio
- Colby HighHigh · Colby · 304 students · 16:1 ratio
- Colby MiddleMiddle · Colby · 217 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Little Stars Pre-SchoolOther · Colby · 44 students · 44:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Wisconsin
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Dorchester
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library