Palmyra, Wisconsin

Palmyra, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Palmyra, Wisconsin
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jefferson

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area_total_km2 = 91.1
area_land_km2 = 90.1
area_water_km2 = 1.0
area_total_sq_mi = 35.2
area_land_sq_mi = 34.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.4

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1145
population_density_km2 = 12.7
population_density_sq_mi = 32.9

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 259
elevation_ft = 850
latd = 42 |latm = 52 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
longd = 88 |longm = 35 |longs = 54 |longEW = W

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Palmyra is a village in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Scuppernong River. The population was 1,766 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Palmyra.

Geography

Palmyra is located at coor dms|42|52|37|N|88|35|13|W|city (42.87721, -88.587117)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,766 people, 689 households, and 476 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,454.6 people per square mile (563.5/km²). There were 725 housing units at an average density of 597.2/sq mi (231.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.68% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 3.45% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 6.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

There were 689 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,521, and the median income for a family was $50,192. Males had a median income of $37,150 versus $24,950 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,849. About 3.4% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.villageofpalmyra.com/ Village of Palmyra Government Web Site]
* [http://www.palmyrawi.com/index.html Palmyra Area Chamber of Commerce]


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