Pine Lake, Wisconsin

Pine Lake, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Pine Lake, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°40′47″N 89°23′54″W / 45.67972°N 89.39833°W / 45.67972; -89.39833
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Oneida
Area
• Total	45.0 sq mi (116.6 km2)
• Land	40.6 sq mi (105.2 km2)
• Water	4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,624 ft (495 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,720
• Density	67.0/sq mi (25.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-62925[2]
GNIS feature ID	1583925[1]

Pine Lake is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,720 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Roosevelt is located in the town.

Recreation

A rural, "Northwoods" forest-land, Pine Lake is home to both the Crystal Lake Scout Reservation and the annual Hodag Country Music Festival.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.0 square miles (116.6 km²), of which, 40.6 square miles (105.2 km²) of it is land and 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²) of it (9.80%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,720 people, 1,063 households, and 755 families residing in the town. The population density was 67.0 people per square mile (25.9/km²). There were 1,381 housing units at an average density of 34.0 per square mile (13.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.46% White, 0.96% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 1,063 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $49,500. Males had a median income of $36,413 versus $23,272 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,515. About 4.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Town Administration

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Town of Pine Lake, Wisconsin website

Municipalities and communities of Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Rhinelander City Rhinelander Towns Cassian Crescent Enterprise Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk Little Rice Lynne Minocqua Monico Newbold Nokomis Pelican Piehl Pine Lake Schoepke Stella Sugar Camp Three Lakes Woodboro Woodruff CDPs Lake Tomahawk Minocqua Three Lakes Woodruff Unincorporated communities Clearwater Lake Clifford‡ Crescent Corner Enterprise Gagen Goodnow Harshaw Hazelhurst Jennings Lennox Malvern McCord‡ McNaughton Monico Newbold Pelican Lake Pratt Junction Rantz Roosevelt Starks Sugar Camp Sunflower Tripoli‡ Woodboro Ghost town Manson Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 46°15′22″N 90°08′27″W / 46.25611°N 90.14083°W / 46.25611; -90.14083