Bayfield (town), Wisconsin

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Bayfield is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 625 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 346.9 km² (133.9 mi²). 230.7 km² (89.1 mi²) of it is land and 116.2 km² (44.9 mi²) of it (33.51%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 625 people, 261 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.7/km² (7.0/mi²). There were 491 housing units at an average density of 2.1/km² (5.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.52% White, 14.72% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 5.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 261 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 35.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,342, and the median income for a family was $42,750. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $25,179 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,890. About 6.6% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.