Hewitt, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Hewitt is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 545 at the 2000 census.

Geography

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Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 545 people, 195 households, and 158 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.6 people per square mile (4.8/km²). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 4.8/sq mi (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.90% White, 0.18% African American, 0.18% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 195 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,042, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $33,214 versus $26,591 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,155. About 2.9% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

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