Richland Center, Wisconsin

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Richland Center is a city in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,114 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Notable people
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Richland Center is located at 43°20′16″N, 90°23′5″W (43.337836, -90.384605)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²). 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.79%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,114 people, 2,296 households, and 1,285 families residing in the city. The population density was 449.8/km² (1,164.6/mi²). There were 2,470 housing units at an average density of 217.2/km² (562.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.22% White, 0.16% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 2,296 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% 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 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,129, and the median income for a family was $38,625. Males had a median income of $28,207 versus $19,908 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,520. About 9.8% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.