Breed, Wisconsin

Breed, Wisconsin
FIPS code		55-09425[2]
GNIS feature ID	1582854[1]

Breed is a town in

.

Communities

• Breed is an unincorporated community located along
  WIS 55 in rural parts of neighboring Menominee County
  .
• Logan is an unincorporated hamlet along Logan Road east of WIS 32. The immediate area comprises only a few houses near the Oconto River.

History

A post office called Breed was established in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.^[3] The community was named for its first postmaster, George M. Breed.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.6 km²), of which, 35.5 square miles (92.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.64%) is water. The latitude of Breed is 45.073N and the longitude is −88.424W. Breed sits at the elevation of 902 feet.^[5]

Demographics

As of the

, and 1.37% from two or more races.

There were 268 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% 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 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,103, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $25,750 for females. The

, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

45°04′23″N 88°25′27″W / 45.07306°N 88.42417°W / 45.07306; -88.42417