- Superior (town), Wisconsin
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Superior
settlement_type =Town
nickname =
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pushpin_map_caption =Located on the shores of Lake Superior in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
pushpin_mapsize =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Douglasgovernment_footnotes =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 279.1
area_land_km2 = 275.0
area_water_km2 = 4.0
area_total_sq_mi = 107.8
area_land_sq_mi = 106.2
area_water_sq_mi = 1.6population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 2058
population_density_km2 = 7.5
population_density_sq_mi = 19.4timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 226
elevation_ft = 741
latd = 46 |latm = 35 |lats = 32 |latNS = N
longd = 92 |longm = 8 |longs = 11 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code = 715
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 55-78675GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1584259GR|3
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footnotes =Superior is a town in Douglas County,
Wisconsin , USA. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census. The Village of Superior is located within the town. The City of Superior is located just north of and adjacent to both the town and the village.Wisconsin Highway 35 (Tower Avenue) and
Wisconsin Highway 105 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 107.8square mile s (279.1km² ), of which, 106.2 square miles (275.1 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²) of it (1.45%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 2,058 people, 764 households, and 605 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 19.4 people per square mile (7.5/km²). There were 794 housing units at an average density of 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race. 23.0% were of German, 19.6% Norwegian, 11.6% Swedish, 7.8% Irish, 7.5% Finnish and 6.0% Polish ancestry according toCensus 2000 .There were 764 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $48,833, and the median income for a family was $51,090. Males had a median income of $35,813 versus $26,800 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $18,775. About 4.7% of families and 6.9% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.townofsuperior.net/ Town of Superior]
ee also
*Wisconsin Highway 35 - Tower Avenue
*Wisconsin Highway 105
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