Blue River, Wisconsin

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Blue River is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was 429 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Blue River is located at 43°11′13″N, 90°34′12″W (43.186952, -90.570131)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 429 people, 183 households, and 116 families residing in the village. The population density was 223.8/km² (577.8/mi²). There were 205 housing units at an average density of 107.0/km² (276.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.77% White and 0.23% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 183 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,250, and the median income for a family was $41,806. Males had a median income of $30,515 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,548. About 3.5% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.