Melrose, Wisconsin
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| Melrose, Wisconsin | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| - Total | 27.5 sq mi (71.3 km²) |
| - Land | 26.9 sq mi (69.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 402 |
| - Density | 15.0/sq mi (5.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-50775[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583690[1] |
Melrose is a village in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Melrose.
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[edit] Geography
Melrose is located at (44.131912, -90.995737)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.66%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 529 people, 218 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density was 670.1 people per square mile (258.5/km²). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 290.1/sq mi (111.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.05% White, 0.19% Pacific Islander, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 218 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,955, and the median income for a family was $45,938. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,765. None of the families and 3.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 11.7% of those over 64.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Melrose, Wisconsin is at coordinates Coordinates:
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