FosterWI
A town of 121.
Is Foster a good place to live?
93% of the land in Foster is conserved, above both Wisconsin’s towns (3.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Clark County Forest, 43,619 acres with 3.4 miles of trail. Foster has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
121 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Foster: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Foster, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Foster.
nearly a third of the land in Foster is protected from building
Foster’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both the Wisconsin town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clark County Forest | 3.4 mi | 43,619 |
| 2. Eau Claire County Forest | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Foster’s year
A winter brings about 44 inches of snow, with January nights at 5° and July afternoons at 81°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, more of Foster’s adults report frequent physical distress
For adults in Foster, the share who have diabetes is 14%. A third of Foster adults get no exercise outside work.
| Foster | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Foster | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Foster has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Foster’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 55 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2016. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 57% come from inland flooding and 23% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Foster
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Foster; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Foster residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Foster
Town in Clark County, Wisconsin
Foster is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 95 at the 2010 census, unchanged from the 2000 census. By the 2020 census, the population increased to 118.
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Questions about Foster
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Is Foster, WI a good place to live?
Foster has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.