Solon Springs (town), Wisconsin

Solon Springs is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The Village of Solon Springs is located within the town.

U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main arterial route in the community.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 84.5 square miles (218.9 km²), of which, 83.0 square miles (215.0 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²) of it (1.75%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 807 people, 334 households, and 241 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.7 people per square mile (3.8/km²). There were 477 housing units at an average density of 5.7/sq mi (2.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.99% Native American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 334 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,300, and the median income for a family was $45,156. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $20,208 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,561. About 4.9% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

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