Westfield, Wisconsin

Westfield
—  Village  —
Westfield
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Marquette
Area
 • Total 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
 • Land 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,217
 • Density 829.5/sq mi (320.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes
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Westfield is a village in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,217 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Westfield. A small portion extends east into the adjacent Town of Harris.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.07%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,217 people, 504 households, and 325 families residing in the village. The population density was 859.1 people per square mile (330.9/km²). There were 553 housing units at an average density of 390.4 per square mile (150.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.45% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 3.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 504 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,341, and the median income for a family was $34,306. Males had a median income of $30,758 versus $22,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,318. About 7.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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