Gibson, Wisconsin

Gibson, Wisconsin
Gibson, Wisconsin
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	1583272
Website	www.townofgibsonwi.com

Gibson is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,352 at the 2000 census.

Communities

Fisherville is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of Cherney Road and Fisherville Road.
Larrabee is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of WIS 147 and County Road Q.
Melnik is an unincorporated community located on Melnik Road north of County Road Y.
Zander is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of County Road Q and Zander Road.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.5 km²), of which 35.3 square miles (91.3 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) (0.25%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Latino

people of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 471 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,438, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $34,750 versus $26,339 for females. The

poverty line

, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Steven Avery, convicted of homicide after being exonerated of an earlier crime by DNA evidence^[3]
James Baumgart, Wisconsin State Senator
Adolph Strouf, Wisconsin State Representative

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Steven Avery case: What did the court documents say?" WSAW-TV, January 5, 2016.

External links

Town of Gibson

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] "Steven Avery case: What did the court documents say?" WSAW-TV, January 5, 2016.

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Cities		Kiel Manitowoc Two Rivers
Villages	Cleveland Francis Creek Kellnersville Maribel Mishicot Reedsville St. Nazianz Valders Whitelaw
Towns	Cato Centerville Cooperstown Eaton Franklin Gibson Kossuth Liberty Manitowoc Rapids Manitowoc Maple Grove Meeme Mishicot Newton Rockland Schleswig Two Creeks Two Rivers
CDPs	Clarks Mills Collins
Other communities	Branch Cato Cato Falls Clover Cooperstown Duveneck Fisherville Grimms Hickory Grove Kellners Corners Kingsbridge Larrabee Louis Corners Madsen Maple Grove Meeme Meggers‡ Melnik Menchalville Millhome Newton Newtonburg North Grimms Northeim Osman Reifs Mills Rockville Rockwood Rosecrans Rube School Hill Shoto Spring Valley Steinthal Taus Tisch Mills‡ Two Creeks Wells‡ Zander
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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