Morrison, Wisconsin

Morrison, Wisconsin
—  Town  —
Location of Morrison, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°16′57″N 87°56′55″W / 44.2825°N 87.94861°W / 44.2825; -87.94861
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Brown
Area
– Total	36.5 sq mi (94.4 km2)
– Land	35.1 sq mi (90.8 km2)
– Water	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
Elevation[1]	846 ft (258 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,651
– Density	47.1/sq mi (18.2/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-54300[2]
GNIS feature ID	1583753[1]
Website	http://www.townofmorrison.org/

Old town hall

Sign for the old town hall

Morrison is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,651 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Lark, Morrison, and Wayside are located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.4 km²), of which, 35.1 square miles (90.8 km²) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it (3.81%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,651 people, 564 households, and 457 families residing in the town. The population density was 47.1 people per square mile (18.2/km²). There were 579 housing units at an average density of 16.5 per square mile (6.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.36% White, 0.24% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 564 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,461, and the median income for a family was $59,013. Males had a median income of $36,776 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,841. About 4.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 44°17′57″N 87°59′20″W / 44.29917°N 87.98889°W / 44.29917; -87.98889