Arlington is a village in Columbia County,

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, United States. The population was 819 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Arlington. It is part of the

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History

Arlington was originally settled in 1838, and was platted in 1871.

Geography

Arlington is located at (43.338506, -89.376695). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 819 people, 317 households, and 233 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.3%

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, 1.2%

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, 0.5% from

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, and 1.0% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 317 households, of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.5% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age in the village was 32.1 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 35.5% were from 25 to 44; 20.5% were from 45 to 64; and 9.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 484 people, 187 households, and 147 families living in the village. The

was 730.1 people per square mile (283.1/km²). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 295.7 per square mile (114.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.59%

, 0.21%

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and 0.21%

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. 0.62% of the population were

of any race. There were 187 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.91. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $51,750, and the median income for a family was $55,227. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $26,591 for females. The

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for the village was $21,270. About 0.8% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

Notable people

Hugh McFarlane Hugh McFarlane (June 23, 1815August 16, 1882) was an Irish American immigrant, businessman, and Democratic politician. He represented Columbia County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1850 session. Before Wisconsin achieved stateho ...

, Wisconsin state representative * Charles R. Robertson, North Dakota politician *

Vincent James Ryan Vincent James Ryan (July 1, 1884 – November 10, 1951) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota from 1940 until his death. Biography Early life The fourth of five chi ...

, bishop of the

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Clarion A. Youmans Clarion Augustine Youmans (October 14, 1847 – July 9, 1906) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Life Youmans was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He later lived in Arlington, Wisconsin, Poynette, Wisconsin, and Neillsville, Wisconsin. In 187 ...

, Wisconsin state senator

Images

File:Arlington Wisconsin Downtown Looking West WIS60.jpg, Looking west in downtown Arlington on WIS 60 File:Arlington Wisconsin Post Office.jpg, Post office File:Arlington Wisconsin Sign WIS60.jpg, The sign for Arlington on WIS 60 File:Arlington Wisconsin WIS60 US51 intersection.jpg, The intersection of WIS 60 and US 51 in Arlington File:Arlington Wisconsin RR tracks WIS60.jpg, Railroad tracks

References

External links

* Sanborn fire insurance map
1894
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