Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin
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Lawrence is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,548 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Little Rapids is located in the town.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.6 km² (16.1 mi²). 39.9 km² (15.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (4.05%) is water. The Town of Lawrence is located along the west bank of the Fox River, bounded by Hobart on the northwest, the Outagamie County Town of Kaukauna on the west, Ashwaubenon and De Pere on the northeast, and the Fox River along the southeast.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,548 people, 531 households, and 448 families residing in the town. The population density was 38.8/km² (100.4/mi²). There were 546 housing units at an average density of 13.7/km² (35.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.26% White, 0.32% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 531 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.5% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 10.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $66,875, and the median income for a family was $68,482. Males had a median income of $46,458 versus $31,204 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,002. About 1.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
