Plum City, Wisconsin
Plum City, Wisconsin | ||
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FIPS code 55-63600[5] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571686[2] | |
Plum City is a village in
Geography
Plum City is located at 44°37′59″N 92°11′31″W / 44.63306°N 92.19194°W (44.632938, -92.191967).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.04 square miles (2.69 km2), of which, 1.02 square miles (2.64 km2) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.[7]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1910 | 305 | — | |
| 1920 | 327 | 7.2% | |
| 1930 | 320 | −2.1% | |
| 1940 | 368 | 15.0% | |
| 1950 | 355 | −3.5% | |
| 1960 | 384 | 8.2% | |
| 1970 | 451 | 17.4% | |
| 1980 | 505 | 12.0% | |
| 1990 | 534 | 5.7% | |
| 2000 | 574 | 7.5% | |
| 2010 | 599 | 4.4% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 603 | [4] | 0.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $46,607. Males had a median income of $31,786 versus $23,409 for females. The
2010 census
As of the
There were 243 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the village was 46.8 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 26.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
Education
Plum City has a public
The school district's sports teams are the Blue Devils for volleyball, softball, and baseball. Cross country, men's and women's basketball, football, and cheerleading, are combined with Elmwood school district, a neighboring town. These teams are known as the Wolves. They have one recognized WIAA state championship, the 1997 Division 3 (smallest schools) spring baseball championship.[9] Three other times, Blue Devil teams have made it to the final phase of the State Tournament: the 1985 Division 3 baseball team (losing in the finals to Sevastopol),[9] and the 1994 and 1995 boys' basketball teams (defeated in the semifinals both times).[10]
Plum City is a member of the Dunn-St.Croix Conference for all of their sports.
Notable people
- U.S. NavyVice Admiral
- William Walter Clark (1885-1971), Wisconsin State Senator
- Fred J. Moser (1898-1993), Wisconsin State Representative
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ 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 November 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ a b http://wiaawi.org/baseballspring/teamchamps.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://wiaawi.org/basketballboys/teamparticipation.pdf[permanent dead link]
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