Stiles, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°51′40″N 88°02′54″W / 44.86111°N 88.04833°W / 44.86111; -88.04833
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Stiles, Wisconsin
FIPS code
55-77300[2]
GNIS feature ID1584224[1]
Websitehttp://townofstiles.org/

Stiles is a town in

Stiles and Stiles Junction are located in the town. Situated within ancestral Menominee territory that was ceded to the United States in the 1836 Treaty of the Cedars, its Menominee name is Pæhkuahkiw which means "pointed hillock".[3][4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.2 km2), of which, 34.4 square miles (89.0 km2) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) of it (2.36%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 578 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,882, and the median income for a family was $48,472. Males had a median income of $33,200 versus $23,320 for females. The

poverty line
, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% 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. ^ "Menominee Treaties and Treaty Rights". Indian Country Wisconsin. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Mike. "Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin". The Menominee Clans Story. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. ^ 'The Death of Hon. John Stiles,' Oconto County Reporter, October 7, 1893

External links

44°51′40″N 88°02′54″W / 44.86111°N 88.04833°W / 44.86111; -88.04833