Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin
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Manitowish Waters is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 646 at the 2000 census. It is best known for its chain of lakes. During the summer, the population increases dramatically as tourists come from all around the Midwest.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.4 km² (36.4 mi²). 78.6 km² (30.4 mi²) of it is land and 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²) of it (16.69%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 646 people, 301 households, and 208 families residing in the town. The population density was 8.2/km² (21.3/mi²). There were 1,103 housing units at an average density of 14.0/km² (36.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.07% White, 0.46% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.
There were 301 households out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the town the population was spread out with 16.1% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 29.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 113.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $36,518 versus $20,114 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,042. About 5.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
