Paris, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

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Paris is a town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,473 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Paris, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.5 km² (36.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,473 people, 535 households, and 434 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.6/km² (40.4/mi²). There were 554 housing units at an average density of 5.9/km² (15.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.90% White, 0.27% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 535 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $54,375, and the median income for a family was $60,089. Males had a median income of $40,093 versus $27,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,458. About 3.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.