Port Edwards (town), Wisconsin

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Port Edwards is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,446 at the 2000 census. The Village of Port Edwards is located to the northeast of and adjacent to the town.

[edit] Geography

Location of Port Edwards (town), Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.6 km² (39.2 mi²). 100.0 km² (38.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1.58%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 1,446 people, 526 households, and 399 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.5/km² (37.4/mi²). There were 555 housing units at an average density of 5.5/km² (14.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.01% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 5.26% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 2.07% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 4.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 526 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,804, and the median income for a family was $52,604. Males had a median income of $41,736 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,020. About 4.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Surrounding municipalities (under 10,000)
Biron^‡ \| Grand Rapids* \| Nekoosa° \| Port Edwards^‡ \| Port Edwards* \| Saratoga* \| Seneca
Wood County
*town ^‡village °city