Alma (town), Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Alma is a town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 377 at the 2000 Census. The City of Alma is located within the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.9 square miles (111.2 km²), of which, 42.8 square miles (110.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 377 people, 133 households, and 109 families residing in the town. The population density was 8.8 people per square mile (3.4/km²). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 3.7/sq mi (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% White, 1.06% Black or African American and 0.27% Asian. 1.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 133 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 111.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,357, and the median income for a family was $44,792. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $19,531 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,044. About 12.4% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

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