Marathon County

County · core coverage

Cited links: 588
Population 2020: 138,062
Municipalities: 60
Records naming it: 3,183

Public identifiers

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Census GEOID: 55073
USGS GNIS: 01581096
Wikidata: Q505848

How this place is established

The claim or claims the node itself rests on.

Marathon County had a 2020 estimates base population of 138062 and a July 1, 2024 Census estimate of 139091.

Verified U.S. Census Subcounty Resident Population Estimates 2020-2024 www2.census.gov read September 19, 2026 in bulk-population

Municipalities in Marathon County 60

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is in 413 links

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0.39 Reservoir reservoir

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1 Reservoir reservoir

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1 Reservoir reservoir

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9 Reservoir reservoir

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Abbotsford Pond reservoir

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Andrew Warren Historic District district

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Artus Creek stream

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Ashley populated place

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Asylum Point cape

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Athens populated place

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Athens Branch public library

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Athens Elementary public school

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Athens Fair event

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Athens High public school

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Athens Middle public school

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Baldwin Creek stream

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Barkers Island island

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Bass Lake lake

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Bear Creek stream

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Bear Lake lake

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Beaver Creek stream

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Beth Arthur Lane Pond Number 3 lake

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Bevent populated place

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Big Bass Lake lake

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Big Bull Falls Blues Fest event

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Big Cain Creek stream

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Big Eau Pleine Park trail trail

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Big Eau Pleine Reservoir reservoir

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Big Eau Pleine River stream

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Big Island island

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Big Rib River stream

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Big Sandy Creek stream

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Birch Flowage reservoir

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Bird, C. B., House building

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Birds in Art event

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Black Creek stream

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Blackberry Hill summit

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Blossom of Lights event

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Blue trail (Rib Mountain State Park) trail

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Bluegill Lake lake

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Bohnes Lake lake

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Boos & Booze event

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Booze, Blends & Botany event

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Bradley populated place

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - Athens ES health center site

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - Athens MS HS health center site

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - Behavioral Health Grand Avenue health center site

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - DCE Senior HS health center site

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - GD Jones ES health center site

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - John Muir MS health center site

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - Wausau East HS health center site

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - Wausau West HS health center site

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Bridge Community Health Clinic Wausau health center site

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Brod Creek stream

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Brokaw populated place

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Bull Junior Creek stream

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Burns Creek stream

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Callon populated place

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Camp Creek stream

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Camp F Creek stream

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Carlson Creek stream

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Cedar Creek stream

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Cemetery Slough stream

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Chain Lakes lake

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Chalkfest event

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Cherokee populated place

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Clay Pond lake

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Concerts on the Square event

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Connor Mill Creek stream

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Corinth populated place

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County Line Creek stream

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Crow Lake lake

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D C Everest 4K Community Partnership public school

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D C Everest High public school

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D C Everest Idea School public school

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D C Everest Junior High public school

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D C Everest Middle public school

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Dancy populated place

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Dells of the Eau Claire County Park district

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Dessert, Joseph, Library building

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Dill Creek stream

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Diwali Festival event

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Drewek Creek stream

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Dunbar, C. F., House building

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Dynamite trail (Rib Mountain State Park) trail

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East Branch Big Eau Pleine River stream

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East Branch Big Sandy Creek stream

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East High public school

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East Hill populated place

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East Hill Residential Historic District district

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East Point cape

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Eau Claire Flowage reservoir

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Eau Claire River stream

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Edgar populated place

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Edgar Branch public library

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Edgar Elementary public school

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Edgar High public school

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Edgar Middle public school

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Edgar Village Hall building

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Elderon populated place

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Elm Brook stream

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Emmerich populated place

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Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy public school

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Everest Virtual Academy public school

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Everest, D. C., House building

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Evergreen populated place

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Evergreen Elementary public school

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Fenwood populated place

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Fenwood Creek stream

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Festival Foods 4th of July Fireworks Fest event

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Festival of Trees event

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First Universalist Church building

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Fisher Flowage reservoir

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Fourmile Creek stream

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Fox Lake lake

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Franklin Elementary public school

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Franklin Hill populated place

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Freeman Creek stream

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Fricke-Menzner House building

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Fromm Brothers Fur and Ginseng Farm district

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Fromm, Walter and Mabel, House building

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G D Jones Elementary public school

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Galloway populated place

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Glandon populated place

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Go-To-It Lake lake

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Granite Heights populated place

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Grant Elementary public school

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Gray trail (Rib Mountain State Park) trail

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Green trail (Rib Mountain State Park) trail

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Halder populated place

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Half Moon Lake lake

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Hamann Creek stream

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Hamburg populated place

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Harvest Fest event

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Hatley populated place

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Hatley Branch public library

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Hatley Elementary public school

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Hawthorn Hills Elementary public school

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Hewitt-Texas Elementary public school

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Highland Park Historic District district

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Hmong Wausau Festival event

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Hog Creek stream

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Hogarty populated place

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Holiday Parade event

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Holt populated place

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Holt Creek stream

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Homestead loop trail (Rib Mountain State Park) trail

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Honey Island island

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Honey Island Flowage reservoir

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Horace Mann Middle public school

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The first 150 of 413, alphabetical.

covers 71 links · sources

A source the newsroom gathers from, and the county its record says it covers.

98.9 WXCO (Civic Media, Wausau) radio
Ascend Funeral Home and Cremation Care funeral home
Aspirus Health press room employer newsroom
Beste Funeral Home funeral home
Brainard Funeral Home and Cremation Center funeral home
Center for the Visual Arts (CVA Wausau) venue
Central Wisconsin Children's Museum attraction
City of Colby municipal government
City of Mosinee (IQM2 meeting portal) municipal government
City of Wausau (CivicClerk meetings portal) municipal government
Colby School District school district
D.C. Everest Area School District school district
D.C. Everest School Board (BoardBook meetings) school district
Edgar School District school district
Granite Peak Ski Area attraction
Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce chamber
Helke Funeral Home and Cremation Service funeral home
Hmong American Center community org
Hmong Wausau Festival community org
Hub City Times (Marshfield) newspaper
John J. Buettgen Funeral Home funeral home
Kolbe Windows & Doors press employer newsroom
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum venue
Life Tributes Funeral Home and Cremation Service funeral home
Marathon County Historical Society community org
Marathon County Public Library (all branches) library
Marshfield Clinic (Sanford Health) news employer newsroom
Maurina-Schilling Funeral Homes funeral home
MCDEVCO, Inc. (Marathon County Development Corporation) edc
Mid-Wisconsin Cremation Society funeral home
Monk Botanical Gardens attraction
Mosinee School District school district
Mountain Bay Metro Police Department public safety
NEW Media (Shawano Leader; Wittenberg Enterprise & Birnamwood News) newspaper
Northcentral Technical College college
Peterson Kraemer Funeral Homes and Crematory funeral home
Rembs Funeral Home funeral home
Schmidt and Schulta Funeral Home funeral home
School District of Athens school district
School District of Marathon school district
School District of Spencer school district
Stratford School District school district
The City Pages (Wausau) newspaper
The Grand Theater (Performing Arts Foundation) venue
The Record-Review (Edgar, Athens, Marathon) newspaper
The Tribune-Phonograph (Abbotsford, Colby) newspaper
Town of Bevent municipal government
Town of Easton municipal government
Town of Eau Pleine municipal government
Town of Johnson municipal government
Town of Stettin municipal government
Town of Wausau municipal government
UW-Stevens Point at Wausau college
Village of Kronenwetter municipal government
Village of Marathon City municipal government
Village of Rothschild municipal government
Village of Spencer municipal government
Village of Weston municipal government
Visit Wausau tourism
WAOW News 9 tv
Wausau Conservatory of Music venue
Wausau Events, Inc. community org
Wausau Pilot & Review digital
Wausau River District downtown org
Wausau School District school district
WDLB 1450 AM / 98.7 FM (Marshfield) radio
Wisconsin DNR events (Rib Mountain State Park filter) attraction
Wisconsin Public Radio (Wausau bureau / WHRM coverage) public radio
Wisconsin Valley Fair (Marathon Park) attraction
WSAU News/Talk 550 AM / 99.9 FM radio
WSAW NewsChannel 7 tv

is part of 62 links · municipalities

The containing county or region, from the Census geography file or the place record.

Abbotsford (City) city

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Athens (Village) village

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Bergen (Town) town

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Berlin (Town) town

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Bern (Town) town

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Bevent (Town) town

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Birnamwood (Village) village

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Brighton (Town) town

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Cassel (Town) town

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Cleveland (Town) town

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Colby (City) city

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Day (Town) town

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Dorchester (Village) village

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Easton (Town) town

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Eau Pleine (Town) town

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Edgar (Village) village

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Elderon (Town) town

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Elderon (Village) village

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Emmet (Town) town

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Fenwood (Village) village

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Frankfort (Town) town

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Franzen (Town) town

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Green Valley (Town) town

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Guenther (Town) town

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Halsey (Town) town

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Hamburg (Town) town

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Harrison (Town) town

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Hatley (Village) village

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Hewitt (Town) town

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Holton (Town) town

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Hull (Town) town

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Johnson (Town) town

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Knowlton (CDP) cdp

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Knowlton (Town) town

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Kronenwetter (Village) village

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Maine (Village) village

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Marathon (Town) town

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Marathon City (Village) village

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Marshfield (City) city

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McMillan (Town) town

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Mosinee (City) city

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Mosinee (Town) town

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Norrie (Town) town

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Plover (Town) town

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Reid (Town) town

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Rib Falls (Town) town

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Rib Mountain (Village) village

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Rietbrock (Town) town

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Ringle (Town) town

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Rothschild (Village) village

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Schofield (City) city

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Spencer (Town) town

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Spencer (Village) village

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Stettin (Town) town

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Stratford (Village) village

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Texas (Town) town

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Unity (Village) village

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Wausau (City) city

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Wausau (Town) town

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Weston (Town) town

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Weston (Village) village

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Wien (Town) town

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serves 16 links · organizations

The place or county the organization's own cited record says it serves.

Ascend Funeral Home and Cremation Care funeral_home
Beste Funeral Home funeral_home
Brainard Funeral Home and Cremation Center funeral_home
Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce chamber tourism econdev

Secondary source wausauchamber.com
In 2019 the name was altered to Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce.
Helke Funeral Home and Cremation Service funeral_home
John J. Buettgen Funeral Home funeral_home
Life Tributes Funeral Home and Cremation Service funeral_home
Maurina-Schilling Funeral Homes funeral_home
Mid-Wisconsin Cremation Society funeral_home
Mosinee Area Chamber of Commerce chamber tourism econdev

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the Mosinee Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Mosinee work hand-in-hand with our business and community leaders
Mosinee Area Economic Development Committee chamber tourism econdev

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The Mosinee Area Chamber of Commerce and the City have formed the Mosinee Area Economic Development Committee
Peterson Kraemer Funeral Homes and Crematory funeral_home
Rembs Funeral Home funeral_home
Schmidt and Schulta Funeral Home funeral_home
Visit Wausau chamber tourism econdev

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Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention & Visitors Bureau
Wausau River District chamber tourism econdev

Secondary source wausauriverdistrict.org
Wausau Night Market Vendor Application

is a major employer in 14 links · organizations

Named as a leading employer in that county's cited record.

Apogee Enterprises employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Apogee Enterprises Architectural framing and paint 500-999 (i.e., Linetec & Wausau Window & Wall)
Aspirus Health employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Inc. General medical and surgical 1000 or more
Greenheck Group employer

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Greenheck Fan Corp Industrial and commercial fan 1000 or more
Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co. employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co Inc Wood window and door 1000 or more
Land O'Lakes Inc. employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Land O'Lakes Inc Cheese processors 500 to 999
Liberty Mutual Insurance employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Marathon County (government) employer

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Marathon County Public Administration 500-999
North Central Health Care employer

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North Central Health Care Facilities Psychiatric and substance abuse 500 to 999
Northcentral Technical College employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Northcentral Technical College Junior colleges 500 to 999
Regal Rexnord Corp. employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Regal Rexnord Corp Motor and Generator 1000 or more
UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc. employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
United Healthcare Services, Inc.
Walmart employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Wal-Mart
Wausau Benefits employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Major employers include the Liberty Mutual Group and Wausau Benefits.
Wausau School District employer

Secondary source ncwrpc.org
Wausau School District Public School 500-999

is headquartered in 8 links · organizations

The county the organization's cited record gives as its base.

All 8 rest on one source

Athens School District (Marathon County) enrolled 525 students on the Third Friday of September 2025, up from 417 in 2024-25.

Verified Wisconsin DPI WISEdash Public Enrollment (certified), 2025-26 data file dpi.wi.gov

"2025-26","School District","09","Marathon","0196","","[All]","No","Athens","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","525","100.00"

Athens School District school district
D.C. Everest Area School District school district
Edgar School District school district
Marathon City School District school district
Mosinee School District school district
Spencer School District school district
Stratford School District school district
Wausau School District employer

holds office in 3 links · public office holders

A named office holder, from the claim that names the office and the holder.

Chad Billeb sheriff

Secondary source wausaupilotandreview.com
Marathon County Sheriff Chad Billeb intends to keep his 10 Flock cameras
Kurt Gibbs county board chair

Secondary source wausaupilotandreview.com
Gibbs defended the appointment, saying he and Vice Chair Matthew Bootz reviewed the qualifications together
Lance Leonhard county administrator

Secondary source wausaupilotandreview.com
County Administrator Lance Leonhard answered detailed questions about the county's financial stake

Where Marathon County sits

is part of 1 link · region

The containing county or region, from the Census geography file or the place record.

Central Wisconsin (Wausau Wire footprint) region