Waldo, Wisconsin

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Waldo is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, along the Onion River. The population was 450 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Legends of Waldo
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Waldo is located at 43°40′32″N, 87°56′48″W (43.675585, -87.946636)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.41%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 450 people, 169 households, and 123 families residing in the village. The population density was 204.4/km² (529.5/mi²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 79.0/km² (204.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.56% White, 1.33% Asian, and 1.11% from two or more races.

There were 169 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,125, and the median income for a family was $50,909. Males had a median income of $35,089 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,618. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Legends of Waldo

The Waldo Mafia was a group of middle-age men who loved guns and beer. They did not have a claimed property, but instead the Waldo Town Hall served them for their meetings. Although unverifiable by actual sources, anyone living in the area of Waldo should be familiar with their beer-chugging antics.