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48-470: The clinic was founded in 1916 by six local physicians: K.W. Doege, William Hipke, Victor Mason, Walter G. Sexton, H.H. Milbee, and Roy P. Potter, in the community of Marshfield, Wisconsin . In October 2022, Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System announced merger discussions. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed to evaluate how the two organizations might combine to form an integrated regional health system. After almost two years of discussion,

96-511: A milliner . There were also churches and schools. The city was incorporated in 1883. By 1885 the population exceeded 2,000, ranging from the Uphams in their fine Italianate homes to laborers living in shacks along the railroad. In 1887, a fire started and got out of control. On June 27, after a dry three weeks, a fire broke out among the drying piles in the Upham mill's lumberyard, ignited by

144-527: A burst of railroad building. In 1872 the Wisconsin Central built the first line through town. In 1887 Upham Manufacturing started a line south from town to haul logs from Cameron and Richfield . In 1890 a line to Neillsville was built. In 1891 a line was built from Centralia (now Wisconsin Rapids), another was built to Greenwood , and a third from Wausau to Marshfield came from the north. In 1901

192-645: A direct descendant of Pilgrim Richard Warren . The modern town hall is located at the intersection of Routes 3A and 139, just south of the South River. The town has its own police and fire stations, with firehouses located in Marshfield Hills, Ocean Bluff and near the fairgrounds. The town's Ventress Memorial Library is located a short distance east of the town hall, and is a member of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN). There

240-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

288-619: A labor shortage at the canning factory north of the current Wildwood Park. Woodworking and building continued long after the pines were cut. During World War II, Roddis Lumber and Veneer, which produced plywood and other composites, was "the Allies' largest pre-fabricator of wood for Liberty ships ". Felker Brothers also produced components for the Liberty ships. The Frey brothers started building Rollohomes in 1947 and were followed by other manufacturers of mobile and modular homes. With

336-625: A part of the Plymouth and Norfolk district , which includes the towns of Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Hull, Norwell, Scituate and Weymouth. The town is patrolled by the First (Norwell) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police . Marshfield is governed on the local level by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a town administrator and a board of selectmen . The current board of selectmen includes

384-532: A second line was built from Wisconsin Rapids to Marshfield. In 1903 38 passenger trains stopped daily in Marshfield. So many tracks intersected in the community that Marshfield was nicknamed "Hub City". The hub was also agricultural. Dairying began to organize as cheese factories started up, such as the one at Nasonville in 1885. Roddis and then Blum Brothers made wooden cheese boxes in Marshfield. By 1921

432-747: A spark from a train. The fire spread, consuming the sawmill and flour mill, and headed south into homes and the business district. Men tried to stop the inferno, even dynamiting stores to create a fire break, but the updraft lifted embers and dropped them onto more buildings. When it was over, 250 buildings were destroyed, but there were no deaths. The next day, Upham announced he would rebuild his businesses. Neighbors in Stevens Point , Spencer and Wisconsin Rapids sent trainloads of supplies. The city ruled that buildings on Central should henceforth be built from brick, even though Marshfield had been largely built on wealth generated by lumber. The late 1800s saw

480-608: A transitional year of residency. In addition, fellowships are offered in internal medicine and palliative medicine. The Marshfield Clinic also hosts medical and physician assistant students for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and provides medical education, clinical experiences, and rotations. Marshfield Clinic sponsors the Security Health Plan of Wisconsin . Marshfield Medical Center,

528-686: Is Ed Markey . On the state level, Marshfield is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Fourth Plymouth district, which also includes much of the town of Scituate. The representative for Marshfield and Scituate in the Massachusetts House of Representatives is Patrick Kearney ( D ). The town is represented by Patrick O'Connor ( R ) in the Massachusetts Senate as

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576-625: Is a Pre-K–12 system consisting of St. John the Baptist Primary School, Our Lady of Peace Intermediate School, Columbus Catholic Middle School, and Columbus Catholic High School . The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point at Marshfield and Mid-State Technical College – Marshfield Campus are located in Marshfield. The Marshfield Clinic system provides health care for much of northern Wisconsin. It operates residency programs in dermatology, internal medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine-pediatrics, dentistry, and surgery, as well as

624-877: Is a barrier beach with an 84-foot-high (26 m) moraine , one of only two barrier beach moraines on the east coast of the United States. Marshfield is the site of several small forests and conservation areas, including the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary along the Green Harbor River and the North River Wildlife Sanctuary along Route 3A . The town of Marshfield has six separate zip codes: Marshfield (02050), Brant Rock (02020), Ocean Bluff (02065), North Marshfield (02059), Marshfield Hills (02051), and Green Harbor (02041). There are eight villages in

672-583: Is a medical research and education facility on the campus of Marshfield Clinic Health System. The Lawton Center for Medical Research is a similar facility dedicated to Ben Lawton , a thoracic surgeon at Marshfield Clinic during the 20th century. Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield is a city in Wood and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10 , Highway 13 and Highway 97 . The population

720-517: Is a popular summer beach destination. Tourists and vacationers cause the town's population to nearly double from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. Only full-time residents can vote on public tax matters. As of the census of 2000, there were 24,324 people, 8,905 households, and 6,598 families residing in the town. The population density was 854.8 inhabitants per square mile (330.0/km ). There were 9,954 housing units at an average density of 349.8 per square mile (135.1/km ). The racial makeup of

768-511: Is also an independent library, the Clift Rodgers Free Library, in Marshfield Hills. The town has three post offices, in the same neighborhoods as the fire stations. Marshfield operates its own school system for the town's nearly 4,700 students. There are five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school Elementary Schools K–5: Middle School 6–8: High School 9–12: Massachusetts Route 3 , also known as

816-927: Is daily bus service connecting with the MBTA station in Braintree and another bus connecting with South Station in Boston . The nearest train station is the Greenbush station in Scituate. There is a commuter ferry to Boston available in Hingham . The nearest major airport is Logan International Airport in Boston. The area is also served by T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island and the town's own municipal airport for general aviation . The nearest freight rail service

864-603: Is explained two ways. It might have been named for John J. Marsh, one of the original owners of land in the area. Marshfield might also have been named after Marshfield, Massachusetts , since the Wisconsin Central Railway was financed with money from Massachusetts and other stops along the WC's line were named after towns in Massachusetts, including Amherst , Medford and Chelsea . The first industry

912-501: Is rough & uneven(?) and rather to flat for anything but meadow. There is some good Pine it but to much scattering to make it an object. The Township is well watered with small streams but none of them are of sufficient size for Milling purposes. The streams are lined with Alder & many of them producing good hay . There are no improvements in this Township. Marshfield was settled much later than many surrounding towns. DuBay started his trading post 40 miles (64 km) east on

960-627: The Green Harbor CDP with the town of Duxbury . Marshfield is located on the South Shore , about where Cape Cod Bay meets Massachusetts Bay . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 31.74 square miles (82.2 km ), of which 28.46 square miles (73.7 km ) is land and 3.28 square miles (8.5 km ) (10.33%) is water. Marshfield is bordered by Massachusetts Bay to

1008-469: The Marshfield moraine by geologists. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 13.69 square miles (35.5 km ), of which 13.66 square miles (35.4 km ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km ) is water. The Köppen climate classification subtype for the climate of Marshfield is " Dfb ". (Warm Summer Continental Climate). As of the census of 2020 ,

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1056-572: The Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother , it offered early health insurance. Lumbermen could pay a flat rate, and in exchange St. Joseph's would care for them in case of injury. In 1916, six local doctors formed a group practice clinic in the second story of the Thiel building downtown, calling themselves Marshfield Clinic . German immigrants made up two-thirds of Marshfield's population in

1104-573: The Wisconsin River around 1818. A sawmill was built at Nekoosa in 1832. A sawmill was built at Neillsville around 1847. The first building at Marshfield came in 1872. In 1872 the Wisconsin Central Railway was building the leg of its line from Stevens Point through the forest to what would become Colby , heading north for Lake Superior . The railway needed a supply depot between those two towns, and Marshfield

1152-643: The 1890s. One of the two early newspapers, Die Demokrat , was published in German. Many had family back in Germany as World War I approached, and had mixed sympathies. In one of Marshfield's old Victorian houses, a once-hidden paper -hanger's signature boasts, "...1917, when the Germans licked the World." Feelings were again mixed during World War II. In the summer of 1945, 243 German POWs were brought in to fill

1200-845: The Arts, and is the home of the New Visions Art Gallery, located in the Marshfield Clinic . The Vox Concert Series brings music performers from across the country to Marshfield. In addition, the local UW campus hosts artists in its art gallery. Marshfield Public Library, located downtown, offers adult and children's programs. The Marshfield School District consists of Madison, Grant, Lincoln, Nasonville, and Washington elementary schools, Marshfield Middle School, and Marshfield High School . Marshfield parochial schools include Trinity Lutheran School (K–8), Immanuel Lutheran School (Pre-K–8), and Columbus Catholic Schools. The latter

1248-576: The Blum plant was making 3,500 boxes a day. In 1907 the first cold storage plant was built in town, to store local cheese before shipping it by rail to larger markets. Ice cream factories followed, and processing of eggs, chickens, and liquid milk. In 1923 a spokesman for the Soo Line Railroad said that Marshfield shipped more dairy products than any other city in the United States. St. Joseph's Hospital began with six beds in 1890. Operated by

1296-782: The Pilgrims Highway, skirts the town along the Pembroke town line, and can be accessed in Marshfield via the Route 139 exit. Route 139 loops through the town, with a long portion passing along the beaches of the Ocean Bluff and Fieldston neighborhoods before heading north and east into Pembroke. Route 3A also passes through the town, entering from the south in Duxbury and exiting over the North River into Scituate. There

1344-521: The area was still forested, surveyors working for the U.S. government marked all the section corners in the 6 by 6 miles (9.7 by 9.7 km) square which now includes Marshfield, Hewitt , and Cameron , working on foot with compass and chain . When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description: This Township is nearly all Dry land, There being no Swamp of consequence in it. There being to much clay & rocks in it. Particularly that part which contains Fir & Hemlock . The surface

1392-403: The average family size was 2.91. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males. The median income for a household in

1440-407: The city was $ 37,248, and the median income for a family was $ 50,498. Males had a median income of $ 31,848 versus $ 23,745 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 21,965. About 3.7% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over. Marshfield has a local community arts facility, Chestnut Center for

1488-429: The city. The population density was 1,477.9 people per square mile (570.7/km ). There were 8,617 housing units at an average density of 677.4 per square mile (261.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 97.12% White , 0.39% African American , 0.23% Native American , 1.38% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.22% from other races , and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.78% of

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1536-409: The consolidation of dairy farms and the late-2000s recession , some of these industries have contracted, and the medical complex has expanded. Roehl Transport has also become a large enterprise. Around 2011 three new plants opened on the east side of town to process sand for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells. Marshfield is located at (44.6649, −90.1760), sitting on a low ridge called

1584-470: The east, Duxbury to the south and southeast, Pembroke to the west, Norwell to the northwest, and Scituate to the north and northeast. Marshfield is 18 miles (29 km) east of Brockton and 29 miles (47 km) southeast of Boston . Marshfield is named for the many salt marshes which border the salt and brackish borders of the town. There are three rivers: the North (along the northern border of

1632-736: The merger was called off in January 2024, although the leaders did not rule out future collaboration attempts. Marshfield Clinic Health System's primary operations include facilities in Marshfield, Eau Claire , Wausau/Weston, and Rice Lake . As of 2022, the health system has 10 hospitals (including two in Marshfield) and 50-60 clinics throughout Wisconsin. Marshfield Clinic Health System also has several component centers, including: The Laird Center for Medical Research, dedicated in 1997 and named after former U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird ,

1680-504: The only hospital in Marshfield, serves as a tertiary care center for much of northern Wisconsin. Marshfield, Massachusetts Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts , United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore . The population was 25,825 at the 2020 census . It includes the census-designated places (CDPs) of Marshfield , Marshfield Hills , Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock , and Cedar Crest , and shares

1728-413: The population was 18,929. The population density was 1,385.8 inhabitants per square mile (535.1/km ). There were 9,508 housing units at an average density of 696.1 per square mile (268.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.5% White , 2.6% Asian , 1.1% Black or African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.2% from other races , and 4.2% from two or more races. Ethnically,

1776-565: The population was 3.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2010, there were 19,118 people, 8,777 households, and 4,995 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,420.4 inhabitants per square mile (548.4/km ). There were 9,516 housing units at an average density of 707.0 per square mile (273.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 94.8% White , 0.7% African American , 0.2% Native American , 2.3% Asian , 0.8% from other races , and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.4% of

1824-399: The population were below the poverty line , including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over. On the national level, Marshfield is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district , and is currently represented by William Keating ( D ). The state's senior ( Class I ) senator, elected in 2012, is Elizabeth Warren . The junior ( Class II ) senator, elected in 2013,

1872-406: The population. There were 8,235 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and

1920-439: The population. There were 8,777 households, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.1% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1968-413: The town was 92.69% White , 3.54% Black or African American , 0.11% Native American , 0.37% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.52% from other races , and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population. There were 8,905 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had

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2016-567: The town), South (which branches at the mouth of the North River and heads south through the town) and the Green Harbor River (which flows just west of Brant Rock and Green Harbor Point at the south of town). The South River divides a peninsula from the rest of the town, where Rexhame village and the Humarock and Fourth Cliff neighborhoods of the town of Scituate lie. The Scituate neighborhoods can be reached by land by two bridges, by boat, or by foot along Rexhame Beach. The Rexhame-Humarock peninsula

2064-424: The town: Marshfield Center, Fieldston, Ocean Bluff, Rexhame, Brant Rock, Green Harbor, Marshfield Hills, and North Marshfield. The following beaches comprise Marshfield's 5-mile-long (8 km) public seashore: Rexhame, Fieldston, Sunrise, Ocean Bluff, Brant Rock, Blackman's Point, Blue Fish Cove (along Cove Street between the camp ground and the big rock), and Green Harbor (also known as "Burke's Beach"). Marshfield

2112-631: Was 18,929 at the 2020 census ; of this, 18,119 were in Wood County and 810 were in Marathon County. It is a principal city of the Marshfield– Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan statistical area , which includes all of Wood County and had a population of 74,207 in 2020. Marshfield is home to the Marshfield Clinic , a large healthcare system that serves much of Central, Northern, and Western Wisconsin. In 1851 and 1853, when

2160-439: Was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in the city was 41.3 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 18,800 people, 8,235 households, and 4,866 families residing in

2208-421: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 142,610. and the median income for a family was $ 172,330. The median home value was $ 890,000. Males had a median income of $ 111,992 versus $ 83,773 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 92,012. About 0.6% of families and 0.2% of

2256-452: Was a stave and spoke factory located near the railroad. In 1878 William H. Upham , a " Yankee " migrant of English descent from Massachusetts and later governor of Wisconsin, built a sawmill near the railway, with a millpond . By 1885 he had added a general store , a planing mill , a furniture factory and a flour and feed mill. Other businesses started, too: an alcohol factory, hotels, saloons, stores, newspapers, blacksmith , and

2304-442: Was about midway. At the railroad's request, Louis Rivers, his wife and child, and his brother Frank came to the area and started cutting an opening in the forest. They built a two-room log hotel at what is now the corner of Depot and Chestnut streets, with bunks in the west room and tables, benches, bar and store in the east room. That crude building between the stumps was the first permanent structure in Marshfield. Marshfield's name

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