Elderon (town), Wisconsin

Elderon is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 606 at the 2010 census.^[1] The unincorporated community of Ingersoll is located in the town.

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) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), or 0.89%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] 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 per square mile (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.

Notable people

• Laurence J. Day, farmer, electrical contractor, and politician

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Wausau Cities Abbotsford‡ Colby‡ Marshfield‡ Mosinee Schofield Wausau Villages Athens Birnamwood‡ Brokaw Dorchester‡ Edgar Elderon Fenwood Hatley Kronenwetter Marathon City Rothschild Spencer Stratford Unity‡ Weston Towns Bergen Berlin Bern Bevent Brighton Cassel Cleveland Day Easton Eau Pleine Elderon Emmet Frankfort Franzen Green Valley Guenther Halsey Hamburg Harrison Hewitt Holton Hull Johnson Knowlton Maine Marathon McMillan Mosinee Norrie Plover Reid Rib Falls Rib Mountain Rietbrock Ringle Spencer Stettin Texas Wausau Weston Wien CDPs Knowlton Rib Mountain Unincorporated communities Ashley Bevent Bradley Cherokee Corinth Dancy Emmerich Gad‡ Galloway Glandon Granite Heights Halder Hamburg Hogarty Holt Ingersoll Johnson Kalinke Little Chicago Little Eau Claire Little Rose Mann March Rapids McMillan Milan Moon Mount View Naugart Norrie Nutterville Pike Lake Poniatowski Rangeline Rib Falls Ringle Rocky Corners Rozellville Schnappsville Shantytown Snell Sunset Swan Taegesville Weber Wien Wuertsburg Ghost towns Staadts Stettin Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties