Unity, Wisconsin

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There is also the Town of Unity in Trempealeau County.

Unity is a village located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 368 at the 2000 census. The village is located partially within the Town of Unity in Clark County and partially within the Town of Brighton in Marathon County.

[edit] Geography

Unity is located at 44°50′53″N, 90°18′53″W (44.848191, -90.31497)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 368 people, 150 households, and 97 families residing in the village. The population density was 143.5/km² (372.1/mi²). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 61.2/km² (158.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.46% White, 0.54% from other races. 0.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 150 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,458, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,819. About 6.3% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 22.4% of those age 65 or over.