Friendship, Wisconsin

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There is also the Town of Friendship in Fond du Lac County.

Friendship is a village in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 698 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Geology
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[edit] Geography

Friendship is located at 43°58′18″N, 89°49′7″W (43.971758, -89.818718)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.26%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 698 people, 257 households, and 157 families residing in the village. The population density was 302.8/km² (787.4/mi²). There were 294 housing units at an average density of 127.5/km² (331.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.27% White, 0.43% African American, 1.72% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 257 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,615, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,773. About 16.4% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.