Mecan, Wisconsin

Mecan, Wisconsin
Mecan, Wisconsin
—  Town  —
Location of Mecan, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°48′12″N 89°13′1″W / 43.80333°N 89.21694°W / 43.80333; -89.21694
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Marquette
Area
 – Total 27.5 sq mi (71.3 km2)
 – Land 27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2)
 – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 778 ft (237 m)
Population (2000)
 – Total 726
 – Density 26.4/sq mi (10.2/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 55-50350[2]
GNIS feature ID 1583681[1]

Mecan is a town in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 726 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.5 square miles (71.3 km²), of which, 27.5 square miles (71.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.29%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 726 people, 321 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.4 people per square mile (10.2/km²). There were 735 housing units at an average density of 26.8 per square mile (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.11% White, 0.69% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 321 households out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the town the population was spread out with 17.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,389, and the median income for a family was $34,519. Males had a median income of $32,778 versus $17,656 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,464. About 3.8% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.5% 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: 43°47′46″N 89°12′54″W / 43.79611°N 89.215°W / 43.79611; -89.215


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