Winchester, Vilas County, Wisconsin

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Winchester is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 454 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Winchester, Vilas County, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 138.8 km² (53.6 mi²). 124.7 km² (48.1 mi²) of it is land and 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²) of it (10.21%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 454 people, 214 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was 3.6/km² (9.4/mi²). There were 796 housing units at an average density of 6.4/km² (16.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.78% White and 0.22% Native American.

There were 214 households out of which 16.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.47.

In the town the population was spread out with 12.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 37.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,361, and the median income for a family was $43,333. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $25,536 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,720. None of the families and 4.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.0% of those over 64.

Coordinates: 46°13′19″N, 89°53′53″W