Whitewater (town), Wisconsin

Whitewater is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,399 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.6 square miles (79.3 km²), of which, 29.6 square miles (76.7 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²) of it (3.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,399 people, 552 households, and 432 families residing in the town. The population density was 47.2 people per square mile (18.2/km²). There were 829 housing units at an average density of 28.0 per square mile (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.71% White, 0.14% African American, 0.71% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 552 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% 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 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $59,946, and the median income for a family was $64,583. Males had a median income of $46,118 versus $35,208 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,422. About 0.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Newton Littlejohn, Wisconsin legislator.
• Zerah Mead, Wisconsin legislator, lived in the town.^[2]

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ 'History of Walworth County, Wisconsin,' vol. I, Albert Clayton Beckwith, B.F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana: 1912, Biographical Sketch of Zerak Mead, pg. 543

External links

• Town of Whitewater, Wisconsin

Municipalities and communities of Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Elkhorn Cities Burlington‡ Delavan Elkhorn Lake Geneva Whitewater‡ Villages Bloomfield Darien East Troy Fontana-on-Geneva Lake Genoa City‡ Mukwonago‡ Sharon Walworth Williams Bay Towns Bloomfield Darien Delavan East Troy Geneva La Grange Lafayette Linn Lyons Richmond Sharon Spring Prairie Sugar Creek Troy Walworth Whitewater CDPs Como Delavan Lake Lake Ivanhoe Lake Lorraine Lauderdale Lakes Potter Lake Springfield Turtle Lake Unincorporated communities Abells Corners Adams Allen's Grove Bardwell Big Foot Prairie‡ Bowers East Delavan Fairfield‡ Heart Prairie Hilburn Honey Creek Inlet La Grange Lake Beulah Lake Como Lake Lawn Lauderdale Lauderdale Shores Linton Little Prairie Lyons Millard North Bloomfield Richmond Spring Prairie Tibbets Troy Troy Center Voree Zenda Ghost towns Army Lake Mayhews Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 42°50′01″N 88°43′56″W / 42.83361°N 88.73222°W / 42.83361; -88.73222