Goetz, Wisconsin

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Goetz is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 695 at the 2000 census. It is served by the School District of Cadott Community.

[edit] Geography

Location of Goetz, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 77.4 km² (29.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 695 people, 231 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.0/km² (23.2/mi²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 3.0/km² (7.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.56% White, 0.14% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.

There were 231 households out of which 47.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 112.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,028, and the median income for a family was $39,722. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,871. About 6.5% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.