Moscow, Wisconsin
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Moscow is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census.
A web site with some information regarding Moscow is -- http://www.Blanchardville.org -- which is a Yahoo Group about a nearby community. Loosely the story goes that the train by passed Moscow and went through Blanchardville and Hollandale so people moved away from Moscow largely to Hollandale (and some to Blanchardville). Information from Blanchardville Historical Society. The mill at Moscow was bought by Alvin Blanchard, an early "founder of Blanchardville," and moved to Blanchardville where it became an animal shelter. While not the only operators of the mill in Moscow, the Sardeson family did operate it as well as it was the "Rolling Mill" on the site of the present day bridge in downtown Blanchardville. See --http://www.Sardeson.org -- for more regarding the Sardesons and their experiences with mills in the Pecatonica Valley. More information is also available at -- Blanchardville.org -- under in the "Photo" and "File" sections pertaining to Alvin Blanchard, an early "founder" of Blanchardville and articles about Hollandale.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 107.1 km² (41.3 mi²). 107.1 km² (41.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 594 people, 208 households, and 173 families residing in the town. The population density was 5.5/km² (14.4/mi²). There were 221 housing units at an average density of 2.1/km² (5.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.16% White, 0.17% African American, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 208 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.9% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $44,712. Males had a median income of $33,036 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,515. About 4.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
