| Laona, Wisconsin |
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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 278.5 Km&2 (107.5 Mi&2 ). 267.8 km&2 (103.4 mi&2) of it is land and 10.7 km&2 (4.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.86% water. The town was established in the late 1800's by William Duncan "W.D" Connor a lumberman working for his father's company the R. Connor Lumber and Land Co. The town was named after the first child born to a settler. A classic "company town", Laona's hospital, store, school, library, and housing were all built by the Connor company. The town's economy revolved around the lumber mill built by the company. During business downturns of the 19th and early 20th century, "company scrip" or privately issued company money was issued and used as currency in the town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,367 people, 564 households, and 395 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 5.1/km&2 (13.2/mi&2). There were 850 housing units at an average density of 3.2/km&2 (8.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.90% White , 0.44% African American , 2.41% Native American , 0.07% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.07% from Other Races , and 1.10% from two or more races. 0.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 564 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were Married Couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91. In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,852, and the median income for a family was $41,042. Males had a median income of $29,674 versus $21,154 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,652. 11.2% of the population and 8.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.7% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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