La Pointe (town), Wisconsin

Coordinates: 46°46′45″N 90°47′12″W / 46.77917°N 90.78667°W / 46.77917; -90.78667
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This article is about the town of La Pointe. For the unincorporated community located in this town, see La Pointe, Wisconsin.

La Pointe, Wisconsin
Town
ZIP code
54850
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1567683[2]
GNIS feature ID1583529[3]
Websitetownoflapointewi.gov
A map of the Apostle Islands, most of which are located in the town

La Pointe is a town in

Golden Breasted Woodpecker
".

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 78.0 square miles (202 km2), of which, 77.6 square miles (201 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (0.50%) is water.

Madeline Island is part of the Town of La Pointe.[5] County Highway H serves as a main route. Nearby is Chequamegon Bay, an inlet of Lake Superior.

Demographics

Protestant
mission on the island.

2020 census

As of the

Latino
of any race.

2000 census

As of the census

Latino
of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 125 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,500, and the median income for a family was $42,708. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $31,042 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,352. None of the families and 4.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.1% of those over 64.

Government

Local government

La Pointe is governed by an elected five-person board of supervisors and an appointed town administrator, along with several boards of volunteers;[5] in addition, some decisions are made by the voters directly through town meetings.[7] As of June 2021, the town administrator is Lisa Potswald,[8] the chair of the board of supervisors is Glenn Carlson (term on board ends 2023), and the board's other members are Aimee Baxter (term on board ends 2023), John Carlson (2023)[needs update], Mike Anderson (2022), and Sue Brenna (2022)[needs update].[7]

The town employs a police and fire department and has a public library and elementary school; from sixth grade on, students attend school in Bayfield.[5]

Federal and state representation

La Pointe is in

Wisconsin State Senate district, represented by Romaine Quinn (R); and the 74th Wisconsin State Assembly district, represented by Chanz Green
(R).

Community

Main article: La Pointe, Wisconsin

While the area encompassing the Town of La Pointe is made up of the entire Apostle Islands archipelago, the residents of the community live almost exclusively on Madeline Island, because Madeline is the only Apostle Island open to commercial development.[4]

The community lies along the western shore of the island. Downtown is adjacent to the Madeline Island Ferry dock. There is a local post office on the main street, with the ZIP code 54850.

There is a small airport on Madeline Island and a ferry line between Madeline Island and the mainland.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census: La Pointe town, Ashland County, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Pointe (town), Wisconsin
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "About the Island". Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d "Town of La Pointe". Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce. June 13, 2011. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Town Board". Town of La Pointe. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Town Staff". Town of La Pointe. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

External links

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