Mason, Wisconsin

Mason is a village in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

In the early 1880s, a railroad line, operated by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway was built to serve northern Wisconsin, crossing the White River at what would become the Village of Mason.

[7] The area in which the Village of Mason is located is the native homeland of the Ojibwe.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2), all of it land.

There were 44 housing units at an average density of 62.0 per square mile (23.9/km2).

There were 43 housing units at an average density of 60.6 per square mile (23.4/km2).

20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the village was 87.50% White, 4.17% Native American, 4.17% Asian, and 4.17% from two or more races.

23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 15.4% of families and 30.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 100.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.