Theresa, Wisconsin

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Theresa is a village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,252 at the 2000 census. The village is within the Town of Theresa.

1 Geography
2 Local business
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Theresa is located at 43°31′0″N, 88°27′10″W (43.51667, -88.453001)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.60%) is water.

[edit] Local business

Theresa is home to Widmer Cheese, which is one of the few places that makes brick cheese using real bricks.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,252 people, 495 households, and 365 families residing in the village. The population density was 644.5/km² (1,672.8/mi²). There were 528 housing units at an average density of 271.8/km² (705.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.92% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 1.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 495 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.6% 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 2.53 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,200, and the median income for a family was $50,795. Males had a median income of $37,216 versus $26,023 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,906. About 1.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.