Wrightstown, Wisconsin

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Location of Wrightstown, Wisconsin

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Downtown Wrightstown on WIS 96

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Wrightstown is a village located mostly in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,934 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Wrightstown. On February 28, 2002, the village annexed a portion of land within the adjacent Town of Kaukauna in Outagamie County. The total population in 2004 is estimated at 2,257 (2,230 in Brown County, 37 in Outagamie County).[1]

[edit] Geography

Wrightstown is located at 44°19′33″N, 88°9′49″W (44.325856, -88.163776)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2000 the village had a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (9.19%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,934 people, 701 households, and 525 families residing in the village. The population density was 302.3/km² (782.3/mi²). There were 729 housing units at an average density of 114.0/km² (294.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.10% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 701 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,885, and the median income for a family was $57,788. Males had a median income of $39,632 versus $26,705 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,767. About 3.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.