City Hall

The City of Durand, on the banks of the Chippewa River, was first settled in 1856 when 21 year old Miles Durand Prindle came up the river in his keel boat called the "Dutch Lady" and took government land on the site of the present city. Durand became incorporated City on April 12, 1887.

Demographics

Population                    1968 (2000)
Housing Units                840
Highways                       U.S. Highway 10; State Highway 25; State Highway 85
Full Value Tax Rate       $25.34/m

For more information on Durand or available economic assitance programs, contact:
Lance J. Gurney, City Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer at (715) 672-8770; fax at (715) 672-8236; email at info@cityofdurand.com; or mail at P.O. Box 202 Durand WI 54736

DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles)

On the third Wednesday of each month, the DMV is in the community room of City Hall.
Hours: 8:30 - 4:30pm.

Recreation

• Golf- 9 hole par 36 privately owned course
• Tennis- 8 Lighted courts
• Boating- 2 boat launches on the Chippewa River
• Memorial Park- near business district, with playground equipment, volleyball, horseshoe, ice skating (winter), picnic shelters and a bandshell for musical presentations
• Tarrant Park- playground equipment, volleyball, horseshoe, picnic shelters, softball field and a city operated swimming pool
• Wayne Field- school owned facility open to the public with a baseball field, football field, track, and tennis court

Medical

Durand is proud of its medical community and offers the following:

• Chippewa Valley Hospital- 30 bed acute care facility
• Oak View Care Center- 60 bed skilled care nursing home
• Castleburg Clinic- 2 general practice physicians on staff
• Durand Medical Clinic- 1 general practice physician
• Chippewa Valley Dental Clinic- 2 dentists on staff
• Durand Optometry
• Durand Chiropractic
• Riverview Chiropractic
• Stresss Lesss Massage
• Heike Pharmacy
• Econofoods Pharmacy
• Municipal Ambulance Service