Washington, Door County, Wisconsin
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Washington is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 660 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 325.0 km² (125.5 mi²). 66.0 km² (25.5 mi²) of it is land and 259.0 km² (100.0 mi²) of it (79.69%) is water.
The land area is composed of Plum Island, Detroit Island, Washington Island, Hog Island, and Rock Island. Washington Island is the largest in a chain of islands extending across Lake Michigan between the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin and the Garden Peninsula in Delta County, Michigan. These islands are outcroppings of the Niagara Escarpment.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 660 people, 293 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.0/km² (25.9/mi²). There were 903 housing units at an average density of 13.7/km² (35.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.79% White (mostly Icelander), 0.30% Asian, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.
There were 293 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,146, and the median income for a family was $45,481. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,065. About 4.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
