Wind Point, Wisconsin

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Wind Point is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,853 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Wind Point is located at 42°46′57″N, 87°46′27″W (42.782452, -87.774173)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (11.51%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,853 people, 736 households, and 587 families residing in the village. The population density was 586.4/km² (1,513.5/mi²). There were 757 housing units at an average density of 239.6/km² (618.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.66% White, 0.32% African American, 0.22% Native American, 3.02% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 736 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.3% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 37.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $88,521, while the median income for a family is $100,614. Males had a median income of $85,555 versus $49,722 for females. The per capita income for the village was $53,104. About 2.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

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Racine, Wisconsin
Surrounding municipalities (over 10,000)
Caledonia‡ | Mount Pleasant‡
(less than 10,000)
Sturtevant‡ | Wind Point‡ | Franksville§ | Elmwood Park‡ | North Bay‡
Racine County
*town ‡village §CDP