# Fifield, Wisconsin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fifield,_Wisconsin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fifield,_Wisconsin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifield%2C_Wisconsin > Source revision: 1347009769 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Fifield** is a town in [Price County](/source/Price_County,_Wisconsin), [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin), United States. The population was 948 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of [Fifield](/source/Fifield_(community),_Wisconsin) is in town, as is the ghost town of [Coolidge](/source/Coolidge,_Wisconsin). ## History Fifield was founded in 1876, where the [Wisconsin Central Railroad](/source/Wisconsin_Central_Railroad_(1871%E2%80%9399)) crossed the Flambeau River's south fork in the big northern forest. The town is named after [Sam Fifield](/source/Sam_Fifield), a politician and businessman who was Wisconsin's [14th](/source/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Wisconsin) [lieutenant governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Wisconsin).[3] As logging boomed and the population grew, a town hall was built in 1882, but it burned in the fire of 1893, along with Fifield's business district of 60 buildings.[citation needed] The next spring, the town rebuilt the hall with the same dimensions, headed by carpenter [Theodore Ristin](/source/Theodore_Ristin).[citation needed] ## Geography According to the [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)[citation needed], the town has an area of 156.5 square miles (405.3 km2), of which 149.4 square miles (386.9 km2) is land and 7.1 square miles (18.4 km2) (4.53%) is water. ## Demographics As of the [census](/source/Census)[4] of 2020, there was 948 people and 503 households residing in the town. The [population density](/source/Population_density) was 6.3 people per square mile (2.4/km2). There were 1,058 housing units, at an average density of 7.06 per square mile (2.73/km2). From the total of 1 058 housing units, 81% were single units, 19% were mobile homes, and 1% was a multi-unit. The racial makeup of the town was 96.4% [White](/source/White_(U.S._Census)), 0.2% [Native American](/source/Native_American_(U.S._Census)), 1.6% [Asian](/source/Asian_(U.S._Census)), 0.4% from [other races](/source/Race_(United_States_Census)), and 1.4% from two or more races. The population of 948 consists of: 14% under the age of 18, followed by 49% from ages 20 to 64, and 37% of people were 65 and older. The [median age](/source/Population_pyramid) is 57.3 years. The population was recorded as 48% female, and 52% male. Educational alignment showed that 95.1% of people finished high school grad or higher, while 19.5% had a Bachelor's degree or higher. Out of 503 households, 58% were [married couples](/source/Marriage) living together, 11% had a female householder, 3% had a male householder, and 28% were non-families. On average, the household size was 1.9 people. The median income for a household in the town was $58,523. The [per capita income](/source/Per_capita_income) for the town was $37,464. About 10% of the population were below the [poverty line](/source/Poverty_line), including 34% of those under age 18, and 3% of those age 65 or over. ## Historic locations - [Fifield Fire Lookout Tower](/source/Fifield_Fire_Lookout_Tower) - [Fifield Town Hall](/source/Fifield_Town_Hall) - [Round Lake Logging Dam](/source/Round_Lake_Logging_Dam) ## Notable people - [Robert W. Aschenbrener](/source/Robert_W._Aschenbrener) (1920–2009), World War II flying ace.[5] - [Barbara Anne Davis](/source/Barbara_Anne_Davis) (1930–2008), [All-American Girls Professional Baseball League](/source/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League) player.[6] ## References 1. ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). Retrieved January 31, 2008. 1. ["US Board on Geographic Names"](http://geonames.usgs.gov). [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey). October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008. 1. *Wisconsin Blue Book, 1885 edition*. p. 416. 1. ["Census profile: Fifield town, Price County, WI"](http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US5509925775-fifield-town-price-county-wi/). *Census Reporter*. Retrieved 2026-02-07. 1. ["Robert W. Aschenbrener"](http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1099). *veterantributes.org*. Retrieved February 24, 2022. 1. [Barbara Anne Davis](http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/davis-barbara-anne/1054). *Official Website of the AAGPBL*. Retrieved April 12, 2017. ## External links - Sanborn fire insurance maps: [1894](http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/4902) [1901](http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/4904) [1909](http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/4907) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fifield, Wisconsin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifield%2C_Wisconsin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifield%2C_Wisconsin?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.