Winneconne, Wisconsin
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Winneconne is a village in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,401. The village is located within the Town of Winneconne. The Wolf River runs through the village.
[edit] Geography
Winneconne is located at 44°6'39" North, 88°42'51" West (44.111029, -88.714311)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 20.40% water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,401 people, 945 households, and 687 families residing in the village. The population density was 579.4/km² (1,503.4/mi²). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 255.8/km² (663.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.75% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 945 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% 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 3.01.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,886, and the median income for a family was $53,477. Males had a median income of $41,047 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,316. 4.7% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the poverty line. 3.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
The Winneconne Public Library, located at 31 South 2nd Street in the heart of the Village, offers a wide variety of services including internet access, adult book discussion groups, children's programs, as well as lending books and other media. The Library has 35,000 holdings, approximately 30,000 of which are books and the balance consisting of video materials, audio materials and other materials in electronic format. All are welcome to read, browse and access the internet. The Library is also home to the new Winneconne Vital Records Database to do genealogy searching for birth, marriage and death records from Winneconne newspapers 1871-1874, 1876-1879, 1909-1911, July 1912-1918 and 1929-1999. The Village of Winneconne Library is one of thirty public libraries from five counties to belong to the Winnefox Library System. Serving a population of over 300,000 residents from Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara and Winnebago counties, Winnefox Library System provides access to materials and services available at all member libraries. Residents within the Winnefox System also have access to libraries throughout the state per agreements with other Wisconsin Library Systems Of the seventeen public library systems in Wisconsin, Winnefox ranks number one in the state in per capita circulation.
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- Winneconne Public Library
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