Sheboygan (town), Wisconsin
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Sheboygan is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, known as the Town of Sheboygan to differentiate from the county and city of Sheboygan. The population was 5,874 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. This separate municipality is located north and west of the city of Sheboygan, with varying boundaries along the city and village lines of Sheboygan and Kohler.
The town of Sheboygan has at various times started to take action to acquire village status in order to fend off annexation attempts by the city, but both efforts have been unsuccessful thusfar.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.6 km² (11.0 mi²). 28.5 km² (11.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.36%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,874 people, 2,148 households, and 1,724 families residing in the town. The population density was 206.4/km² (534.5/mi²). There were 2,245 housing units at an average density of 78.9/km² (204.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.12% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.47% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,148 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,846, and the median income for a family was $64,422. Males had a median income of $43,400 versus $27,124 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,492. About 0.8% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Herman* | Howards Grove‡ | Kohler‡ | Oostburg‡ | Sheboygan Falls° | Sheboygan* | Wilson* |
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