Scott, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°34′43″N 88°5′43″W / 43.57861°N 88.09528°W / 43.57861; -88.09528
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Scott, Wisconsin
FIPS code
55-72350[2]
GNIS feature ID1584119[1]

Scott is a town in

Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.6 km2), of which, 36.2 square miles (93.7 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (1.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 658 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,771, and the median income for a family was $54,598. Males had a median income of $40,111 versus $26,250 for females. The

poverty line
, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • George W. Koch, Wisconsin State Representative, farmer, businessman, lived in the town. Koch was chairman of the Scott Town Board[3]
  • John W. Liebenstein, Wisconsin State Representative, businessman, lived in the town[4]
  • Alvah R. Munger, Wisconsin State Representative, farmer, lived in the town[5]
  • John Ruch, Wisconsin State Representative, farmer and sawmill owner, lived in the town. Ruch held various local offices[6]

See also

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 1903,' Biographical Sketch of George W. Koch, pg. 1108
  4. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1893, Biographical Sketch of John W. Liebenstein, pg. 652-653
  5. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1891,' Biographical Sketch of Alvah Romaine Munger, pg. 602
  6. ^ Portrait and Biographical RECORD OF Sheboygan County, Wis. Chicago: Excelsior Publishing Co. 1894. pp. 201–202.

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