Wilder, Minnesota

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Wilder
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Location of Wilder, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°49′41″N95°12′21″W / 43.82806°N 95.20583°W / 43.82806; -95.20583
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Jackson
Government
  TypeMayor Council
  MayorKenny Hunter, Jr.[ citation needed ]
Area
[1]
  Total0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
  Land0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,453 ft (443 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total62
  Density78.58/sq mi (30.34/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 27-70258 [3]
GNIS feature ID2397310 [2]

Wilder is a city in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 60 at the 2010 census. [4]

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History

Amherst H. Wilder, namesake of Wilder, Minnesota Amherst H. Wilder.jpg
Amherst H. Wilder, namesake of Wilder, Minnesota
The Reverend James Lloyd Breck, namesake of The Breck School JamesLloydBreck1866.jpg
The Reverend James Lloyd Breck, namesake of The Breck School

Wilder was founded in 1885. [5] It was named for Amherst Holcomb Wilder, a railroad official. [6] Wilder was incorporated as a city in 1899. [6] A post office was established in Wilder in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1991. [7]

Wilder Campus of the Breck School, 1902 Breck School in Wilder, MN.jpg
Wilder Campus of the Breck School, 1902

The Breck School was established in Wilder in 1886. It was the first of many Breck campuses subsequently built throughout Minnesota. The school was named after the Reverend James Lloyd Breck, known as "The Apostle of the Wilderness" for his work in establishing mission schools for indigenous peoples in Wisconsin and Minnesota. [8] The Wilder Campus was built to serve children of local farmers whose one-room school education left them unprepared to attend regular high schools. Room, board, and tuition for a year cost $110. [9] Classes began in late September and ended in March. This allowed farm students to return home to assist with spring planting duties. Classes included penmanship, grammar, and arithmetic, but also included such advanced topics as Greek, rhetoric, chemistry, and physics. The Breck School in Wilder closed in 1909, and was reestablished in St Paul in 1916. [10] Breck’s campus today is in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

Franklin Clarence Mars while attending the Breck School in Wilder, MM 1889-1900 Franklin Clarence Mars, student.jpg
Franklin Clarence Mars while attending the Breck School in Wilder, MM 1889-1900

Franklin Clarence Mars known as Frank, attended the Breck School in Wilder, MN from 1899 to 1900. Mars later gained fame as the founder of the Mars Candy Company. [11] [12] In 1988, the Mars family was ranked as the richest family in the United States of America by Fortune magazine. It has since been surpassed by the Walton family and the Koch family, and was ranked as the third richest family in America in 2016. [13]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.10 km2), of which 0.80 square miles (2.07 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. [14]

Minnesota State Highways 60 and 86 are two of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900 174
1910 95−45.4%
1920 91−4.2%
1930 976.6%
1940 12730.9%
1950 118−7.1%
1960 107−9.3%
1970 13223.4%
1980 120−9.1%
1990 83−30.8%
2000 69−16.9%
2010 60−13.0%
2020 623.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [15]
Main Street, c. 1910 Wilder1902.jpg
Main Street, c. 1910

2010 census

As of the census [16] of 2010, there were 60 people, 25 households, and 16 families residing in the city. The population density was 75.0 inhabitants per square mile (29.0/km2). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 35.0 per square mile (13.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.

There were 25 households, of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 38 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 56.7% male and 43.3% female.

2000 census

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 69 people, 29 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was 87.0 inhabitants per square mile (33.6/km2). There were 33 housing units at an average density of 41.6 per square mile (16.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 29 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,222. There were 7.4% of families and 11.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 15.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Politics

Wilder is located in Minnesota's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Jim Hagedorn. At the state level, Wilder is located in Senate District 22, represented by Republican Doug Magnus, and in House District 22B, represented by Republican Rod Hamilton.

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  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilder, Minnesota
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 27, 2011.[ dead link ]
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  6. 1 2 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  263.
  7. "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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  11. See Notable Alumni https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breck_School
  12. The Historical Marker Database https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=233117
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