Town guide

Spirit, Wisconsin

Spirit is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, home to about 319 people across 41 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54459 and 54513.

Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population3198 per sq mi
Median home value$251,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$146Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking22%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Spirit

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Spirit

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)151 miles away
Closer regional airportRhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN144 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL281 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Spirit; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Spirit

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Spirit had 292 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.

It’s the 1682nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Price County grew from 9,106 residents in 1900 to 14,054 in 2020.

Spirit population by census2000: 315, 2010: 277, 2020: 292315200027720102922020

Price County, 1900–2020

Price County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,106, 1910: 13,795, 1920: 18,517, 1930: 17,284, 1940: 18,467, 1950: 16,344, 1960: 14,370, 1970: 14,520, 1980: 15,788, 1990: 15,600, 2000: 15,822, 2010: 14,159, 2020: 14,0549K’00’1019K’20’3018K’40’5014K’60’7016K’80’9016K’00’1014K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 32.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SpiritJan: high 21°F, low 1°F, 1 in; Feb: high 27°F, low 3°F, 1 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 15°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 29°F, 2.7 in; May: high 66°F, low 41°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 51°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 54°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 52°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 69°F, low 45°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 55°F, low 33°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 21°F, 1.8 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 9°F, 1.5 in21°1°Jan1.027°3°Feb1.039°15°Mar1.752°29°Apr2.766°41°May3.975°51°Jun4.179°54°Jul3.677°52°Aug3.969°45°Sep3.955°33°Oct3.539°21°Nov1.826°9°Dec1.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prentice #2, WI weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Price County

3,796 jobs at 369 businesses in Price County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Price CountyManufacturing: 1,599 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 645 jobs; Retail trade: 553 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 274 jobs; Other services: 146 jobs; Construction: 106 jobs; Finance and insurance: 104 jobs; Professional services: 85 jobsManufacturing 42% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 7% Other services 4% Construction 3% Finance and insurance 3% Professional services 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Medford23.3 miles
  • Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tomahawk24.0 miles
  • Aspirus Merrill HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Merrill33.0 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Spirit

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Timm's Hill County Park · 220 acres1.9 mi
  • Pioneer Park & Campground · 8 acres3.2 mi

Museums

  • Knox Creek Heritage Center7.3 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Ogema, Hill, Knox, Emery, Hackett and Prentice Town.

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