Wyocena, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wyocena, 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 = Columbia

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area_total_km2 = 96.0
area_land_km2 = 93.8
area_water_km2 = 2.1
area_total_sq_mi = 37.0
area_land_sq_mi = 36.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.8

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1543
population_density_km2 = 16.4
population_density_sq_mi = 42.6

timezone = Central (CST)
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timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 242
elevation_ft = 794
latd = 43 |latm = 30 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 89 |longm = 18 |longs = 21 |longEW = W

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Wyocena is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 668 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Wyocena.

A tornado struck the village on April 25, 2008 destroying several homes. [ [http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/04/26/newsupdate/08storms.txt Wis. storms include reported tornado : La Crosse Tribune ] ]

Geography

Wyocena is located at coor dms|43|29|39|N|89|18|33|W|city (43.494319, -89.309191)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (7.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 668 people, 226 households, and 145 families residing in the village. The population density was 466.3 people per square mile (180.4/km²). There were 241 housing units at an average density of 168.2/sq mi (65.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.90% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 226 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,857, and the median income for a family was $50,875. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $24,464 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,430. About 2.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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