Centuria, Wisconsin

Centuria, Wisconsin
—  Village  —
Location of Centuria, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°26′59″N 92°33′12″W / 45.44972°N 92.55333°W / 45.44972; -92.55333Coordinates: 45°26′59″N 92°33′12″W / 45.44972°N 92.55333°W / 45.44972; -92.55333
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Polk
Area
- Total	1.5 sq mi (4.0 km2)
- Land	1.5 sq mi (4.0 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,230 ft (375 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	865
- Density	558.6/sq mi (215.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-13850[2]
GNIS feature ID	1562913[1]

Centuria is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 865 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Centuria is located at 45°26′59″N 92°33′12″W / 45.44972°N 92.55333°W / 45.44972; -92.55333 (45.449651, -92.553201)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 865 people, 343 households, and 218 families residing in the village. The population density was 558.6 people per square mile (215.5/km²). There were 361 housing units at an average density of 233.1 per square mile (89.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.99% White, 0.58% African American, 0.58% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.

There were 343 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,560, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $31,838 versus $21,736 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,317. About 4.1% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• William Nordeen, United States diplomat
• Dougie Roger Tolaas, United States PLBPA Co-founder

Education

• Unity School District

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. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• Village of Centuria