Friesland, Wisconsin

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Friesland is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Friesland is located at 43°35′20″N, 89°4′4″W (43.588986, -89.067871)^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 298 people, 109 households, and 89 families residing in the village. The population density was 111.7/km² (290.1/mi²). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 42.7/km² (111.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.66% White, 0.34% Asian, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 109 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $34,063 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,035. About 1.0% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 5.5% of those sixty five or over.