Blooming Grove, Wisconsin
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Blooming Grove is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.5 km² (9.1 mi²). 19.4 km² (7.5 mi²) of it is land and 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it (17.40%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,768 people, 723 households, and 456 families residing in the town. The population density was 91.0/km² (235.8/mi²). There were 748 housing units at an average density of 38.5/km² (99.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.44% White, 1.70% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 1.30% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
There were 723 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $56,328, and the median income for a family was $63,578. Males had a median income of $37,981 versus $27,036 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,263. About 2.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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Blooming Grove | Bristol | Burke | Cottage Grove | De Forest | Dunkirk | Dunn | Maple Bluff | McFarland | Monona |
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Oregon | Pleasant Springs | Shorewood Hills | Springfield | Town of Madison | Verona | Waunakee | Westport | Windsor |
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| Dane County, Wisconsin | |
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