Necedah, Wisconsin

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Necedah is a village in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 888 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Necedah.

The Necedah Shrine and the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge [1] are located nearby.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous Residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Necedah is located at 44°1′20″N, 90°4′27″W (44.022284, -90.074227)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²). 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (10.74%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 888 people, 359 households, and 236 families residing in the village. The population density was 128.9/km² (333.3/mi²). There were 414 housing units at an average density of 60.1/km² (155.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.20% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 359 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,135, and the median income for a family was $37,788. Males had a median income of $34,417 versus $20,673 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,766. About 9.8% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.