Eastman (town), Wisconsin

Eastman is a town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 790 at the 2000 census. The Village of Eastman is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Charme is also located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 72.6 square miles (188.0 km²), of which, 71.5 square miles (185.1 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²) of it (1.57%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 790 people, 287 households, and 225 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.1 people per square mile (4.3/km²). There were 475 housing units at an average density of 6.6 per square mile (2.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.37% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 287 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $46,094. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $21,080 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,317. About 4.8% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

v t e Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Prairie du Chien City Prairie du Chien Villages Bell Center DeSoto‡ Eastman Ferryville Gays Mills Lynxville Mount Sterling Soldiers Grove Steuben Wauzeka Towns Bridgeport Clayton Eastman Freeman Haney Marietta Prairie du Chien Scott Seneca Utica Wauzeka Unincorporated communities Barnum Boydtown Charme Easter Rock Fairview Harmony Hill Montgomeryville Mount Zion North Clayton Petersburg Pine Knob Plugtown Reed Rising Sun Rolling Ground Seneca Towerville White Corners Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°11′07″N 90°57′42″W / 43.18528°N 90.96167°W / 43.18528; -90.96167