Fredonia (town), Wisconsin

Fredonia is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It was named for Fredonia, New York, by Jeremiah Preisler, who brought his three wives and twelve children to a homestead now located on County Road I. The population was 2,903 at the 2000 census. The Village of Fredonia is located mostly within the town. A small portion lies within an adjacent town.

Geography

), of which, 34.7 square miles (89.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.86%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,903 people, 727 households, and 585 families residing in the town. The population density was 83.8 people per square mile (32.3/km²). There were 751 housing units at an average density of 21.7/sq mi (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.14% White, 1.07% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 727 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% 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 3.18.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 32.6% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,388, and the median income for a family was $59,500. Males had a median income of $40,022 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,073. About 1.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

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