Tigerton, Wisconsin

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Tigerton, Wisconsin
Location of Tigerton, Wisconsin
Location of Tigerton, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°44′25″N 89°3′30″W / 44.74028, -89.05833
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Shawano
Area
 - Total 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
 - Land 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,030 ft (314 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 764
 - Density 540.1/sq mi (208.5/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 55-79825[2]
GNIS feature ID 1575448[1]

Tigerton is a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 764 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Tigerton is located at 44°44′25″N, 89°3′30″W (44.740411, -89.058261)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.08%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 764 people, 349 households, and 199 families residing in the village. The population density was 540.1 people per square mile (209.2/km²). There were 383 housing units at an average density of 270.7/sq mi (104.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.12% White, 0.13% African American, 1.96%, Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 349 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 40.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,278, and the median income for a family was $33,625. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,264 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,707. About 9.4% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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