- White River, Wisconsin
Infobox Settlement
official_name = White River, Wisconsin
settlement_type =Town
nickname =
motto =
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mapsize = 250x200px
map_caption = Location of White River, Wisconsin
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ashlandgovernment_footnotes =
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leader_title =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 114.3
area_land_km2 = 114.1
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 44.1
area_land_sq_mi = 44.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 892
population_density_km2 = 7.8
population_density_sq_mi = 20.3timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 239
elevation_ft = 784
latd = 46 |latm = 26 |lats = 16 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 49 |longs = 53 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 55-86850GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1584430GR|3
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footnotes =White River is a town in Ashland County,
Wisconsin ,United States . The population was 892 at the 2000 census.Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 44.2square mile s (114.3km² ), of which, 44.0 square miles (114.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 892 people, 281 households, and 207 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 20.3 people per square mile (7.8/km²). There were 312 housing units at an average density of 7.1/sq mi (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.97% White, 1.91% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.There were 281 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.84.
In the town the population was spread out with 40.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,250, and the median income for a family was $41,765. Males had a median income of $30,875 versus $19,688 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $15,667. About 3.4% of families and 5.6% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.References
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