Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°02′48″N 90°22′47″W / 43.04667°N 90.37972°W / 43.04667; -90.37972
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Highland, Wisconsin
FIPS code
55-34475[2]
GNIS feature ID1583388[1]

Highland is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 797 at the 2000 census. The village of Highland is located within the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.9 square miles (168.0 km2), of which, 64.7 square miles (167.4 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) of it (0.32%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Pacific Islander, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino
of any race.

There were 278 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,868, and the median income for a family was $43,056. Males had a median income of $25,278 versus $22,115 for females. The

poverty line
, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1933,' Biographical Sketch of Walter J. Dolan, pg. 255
  4. ^ George Crawford; Robert M. Crawford, eds. (1913). MEMOIRS OF IOWA COUNTY WISCONSIN. Northwestern Historical Association. pp. 101–104.

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