Cleveland, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

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Cleveland is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 900 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 146.0 km² (56.4 mi²). 140.2 km² (54.1 mi²) of it is land and 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²) of it (3.94%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 900 people, 313 households, and 251 families residing in the town. The population density was 6.4/km² (16.6/mi²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 2.4/km² (6.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.78% White, 0.11% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 313 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 117.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,929, and the median income for a family was $34,345. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,796. About 9.0% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.