Ruby, Wisconsin

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Ruby is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 446 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 138.8 km² (53.6 mi²). 138.5 km² (53.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.22%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 446 people, 152 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was 3.2/km² (8.3/mi²). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 1.4/km² (3.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.55% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There were 152 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,208, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $27,750 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,587. About 12.4% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.