Loyal, Wisconsin

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Loyal is a city in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,308 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Loyal, though it is politically independent.

1 Geography
2 Trivia
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Loyal is located at 44°44′15″N, 90°29′47″W (44.737541, -90.496551)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Trivia

Loyal is named because at the outbreak of the Civil War, every elegible male in the town signed up for the draft.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,308 people, 548 households, and 366 families residing in the city. The population density was 368.6/km² (951.8/mi²). There were 576 housing units at an average density of 162.3/km² (419.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.93% White, 0.46% Black or African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 548 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,647, and the median income for a family was $38,026. Males had a median income of $27,727 versus $20,197 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,502. About 5.4% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.