Elderon (town), Wisconsin
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Elderon is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 567 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.4 km²), of which, 34.6 square miles (89.6 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.89%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 567 people, 224 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.4 people per square mile (6.3/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.00% White, 1.06% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 224 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $47,639. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,968. About 4.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
