Cashton, Wisconsin

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Cashton is a village in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2000 census.

1 Notable people
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Notable people

Frank King, cartoonist of Gasoline Alley, was born in Cashton.

[edit] Geography

Cashton is located at 43°44′35″N, 90°46′54″W (43.743057, -90.781578)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,005 people, 415 households, and 271 families residing in the village. The population density was 376.7/km² (973.3/mi²). There were 463 housing units at an average density of 173.6/km² (448.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.00% White, 0.10% African American, 0.40% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 415 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,938, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,274 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,425. About 10.2% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.