Bloomer (town), Wisconsin
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Bloomer is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 926 at the 2000 census. Note that while the City of Bloomer is also in Chippewa County, it is located south of the town within the adjacent Town of Woodmohr. However, some portions of the city's urban area will soon extend into the town.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 123.8 km² (47.8 mi²). 121.9 km² (47.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (1.55%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 926 people, 321 households, and 246 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.6/km² (19.7/mi²). There were 335 housing units at an average density of 2.7/km² (7.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.57% White, 0.11% Native American, and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 321 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,057, and the median income for a family was $44,028. Males had a median income of $29,327 versus $24,615 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,243. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.
