Norrie, Wisconsin

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Norrie is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 967 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Norrie, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 91.3 km² (35.3 mi²). 89.8 km² (34.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1.64%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 967 people, 342 households, and 272 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.8/km² (27.9/mi²). There were 385 housing units at an average density of 4.3/km² (11.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.97% White, 0.41% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 342 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,472, and the median income for a family was $55,227. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $25,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,330. About 3.6% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.