Omro, Wisconsin
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Omro is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,177 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Omro. The Fox River flows through the city.
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[edit] 1853 description
OMRO, P. V., on section 17 and 18, in town of Bloomingdale, Winnebago county, at the junction of the Manitowoc and Menasha, (extended), and the Waupun and Liberty Prairie plank roads. It is pleasantly situated on the south side of the Neenah [Fox] river, 11 miles west from Oshkosh, and 75 miles northeast from Madison. It has a heavy body of timber on the north, with a rich soil of openings and prairie on the south, and has excellent facilities by water for obtaining pine logs from the immense pinery of Wolf river, a great quantity of which is here manufactured into lumber. Population 600, with 100 dwellings, 5 stores, 2 hotels, 3 mills, and 4 religious denominations. A Company has been organized and is now completing the proper buildings for the manufacture of glass. (John W. Hunt's 1853 Wisconsin Gazetteer)
[edit] Geography
Omro is located at (44.038959, -88.74014)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²). 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.08%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,177 people, 1,236 households, and 847 families residing in the city. The population density was 547.6/km² (1,420.0/mi²). There were 1,297 housing units at an average density of 223.6/km² (579.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.99% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 2.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,236 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,208, and the median income for a family was $52,143. Males had a median income of $35,701 versus $21,549 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,332. About 1.5% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
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Algoma* | Black Wolf * | Nekimi* | Omro° | Omro* |
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