Sullivan, Wisconsin

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Sullivan (formarly Winfield) is a village in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 688 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Sullivan, and is known to residents of the Milwaukee metro area as the site of the official reporting/warning station of the National Weather Service for southeast Wisconsin.

[edit] Geography

Sullivan is located at 43°0′46″N, 88°35′15″W (43.012791, -88.587515)^GR1. It is located about 30 miles West of Milwaukee, WI, and 40 miles East of Madison, WI, approximately 6 miles south of Interstate 94. The center of the village is situated at the intersection of Main Street (Hwy 18 and Hwy F) and Palmyra Street (Hwy E).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 688 people, 298 households, and 185 families residing in the village. The population density was 237.2/km² (614.2/mi²). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 110.7/km² (286.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.98% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. 0.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 298 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,229, and the median income for a family was $50,833. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $27,404 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,621. About 1.0% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Sullivan Elementary School is the only school in the village.