Fred Buttel received a Ph.D. in Rural Sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1975. He is currently the chair of the Department of Rural Sociology and a professor of both environmental studies and rural sociology.
... The racial makeup of the town is 89.99% White, 4.23% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.17% from other races, ...