Waterford (town), Wisconsin
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Waterford is a town in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,938 at the 2000 census. The Village of Waterford is located partially within the town.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 86.7 km² (33.5 mi²). 81.7 km² (31.5 mi²) of it is land and 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (5.82%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,938 people, 2,086 households, and 1,689 families residing in the town. The population density was 72.7/km² (188.3/mi²). There were 2,263 housing units at an average density of 27.7/km² (71.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.50% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,086 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $66,599, and the median income for a family was $68,169. Males had a median income of $46,828 versus $30,890 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,406. About 0.8% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Census designated place
For the purposes of the 2000 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau designated the most densley populated part of the town as the census-designated place (CDP) of Waterford North. The CDP has a total area of 34.6 km² (13.3 mi²). 29.6 km² (11.4 mi²) of it is land and 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²) of it (14.47%) is water. The statistics below, which are all included in the above totals for the town as a whole, apply only to this part of the town.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,761 people, 1,688 households, and 1,358 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 161.1/km² (417.4/mi²). There were 1,851 housing units at an average density of 62.6/km² (162.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.47% White, 0.36% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 1,688 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,513, and the median income for a family was $68,642. Males had a median income of $47,090 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,402. About 0.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
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| Political subdivisions of Racine County | |
|---|---|
| Cities | Burlington · Racine |
| Villages | Caledonia · Elmwood Park · Mount Pleasant · North Bay · Rochester · Sturtevant · Union Grove · Waterford · Wind Point |
| Towns | Burlington · Dover · Norway · Raymond · Rochester · Waterford · Yorkville |
| Census-designated places | Bohners Lake · Browns Lake · Eagle Lake · Franksville · Wind Lake |
