Black Creek (town), Wisconsin

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Black Creek is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,268 at the 2000 census. The Village of Black Creek is located within the town.

[edit] Geography

Location of Black Creek (town), Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 90.8 km² (35.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,268 people, 445 households, and 356 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.0/km² (36.2/mi²). There were 461 housing units at an average density of 5.1/km² (13.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.00% White, 0.55% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 445 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,472, and the median income for a family was $59,196. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $25,096 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,481. About 5.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.