Primrose, Wisconsin

Primrose, Wisconsin
Town
Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 42°54′27″N 89°39′17″W / 42.90750°N 89.65472°W / 42.90750; -89.65472
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Dane
Area
• Total	35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	991 ft (302 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	682
• Density	19.0/sq mi (7.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-65575[2]
GNIS feature ID	1583985[1]
Website	http://tn.primrose.wi.gov/

Primrose is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 682 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Primrose is located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 682 people, 243 households, and 192 families residing in the town. The population density was 19.0 people per square mile (7.3/km²). There were 252 housing units at an average density of 7.0 per square mile (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.68% White, 0.44% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 243 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 117.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,964, and the median income for a family was $54,063. Males had a median income of $32,750 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,935. About 2.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Albert J. Baker, Wisconsin assemblyman was born in Primrose.
• Charles S. Eastman, South Dakota lawyer and politician was born in Primrose.
• Harvey Marion LaFollette, Indiana educator and politician, founder of LaFollette, Tennessee was born in Primrose.
• Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Wisconsin governor and United States senator was born in Primrose.

References

Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Madison Cities Edgerton‡ Fitchburg Madison Middleton Monona Stoughton Sun Prairie Verona Villages Belleville‡ Black Earth Blue Mounds Brooklyn‡ Cambridge‡ Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield DeForest Maple Bluff Marshall Mazomanie McFarland Mount Horeb Oregon Rockdale Shorewood Hills Waunakee Towns Albion Berry Black Earth Blooming Grove Blue Mounds Bristol Burke Christiana Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield Dunkirk Dunn Madison Mazomanie Medina Middleton Montrose Oregon Perry Pleasant Springs Primrose Roxbury Rutland Springdale Springfield Sun Prairie Vermont Verona Vienna Westport Windsor York CDP Windsor Unincorporated communities Albion Aldens Corners Ashton Corners Ashton Bakers Corners Basco Burke Daleyville Deansville Door Creek Dunkirk East Bristol Elvers Five Points Forward Hanerville Highwood Hillside Hoffman Corners Hope Indian Heights Kegonsa Kingsley Corners Klevenville Lake Windsor London‡ Lutheran Hill Martinsville Marxville Middleton Junction Montrose Morrisonville Mount Vernon Nora North Bristol Norway Grove Old Deerfield Paoli Pierceville Pine Bluff Primrose Riley Roxbury Rutland Schey Acres Springfield Corners Stone Token Creek Utica Vermont Vilas West Middleton York Center Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 42°54′05″N 89°39′44″W / 42.90139°N 89.66222°W / 42.90139; -89.66222