Pittsville, Wisconsin

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Pittsville is a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 866 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Pittsville is located at 44°26′25″N, 90°7′42″W (44.440409, -90.128249)^GR1. The geographic center of Wisconsin is located in Pittsville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.50% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 866 people, 331 households, and 238 families residing in the city. The population density was 167.2/km² (432.9/mi²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 67.8/km² (175.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.96% White, 0.12% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 331 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,257. About 2.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.