:''There is also a county in Wisconsin called

Calumet County Calumet County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 52,442. The county seat is Chilton, Wisconsin, Chilton. The county was created in 18 ...

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which is adjacent to the town.'' Calumet is a town in

Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du La ...

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. The population was 1,514 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Artesia Beach,

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, Highland Park, Johnsburg, Laudolff Beach, Marytown,

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, Pukwana Beach, Winnebago Heights, and Winnebago Park are located within the town. The unincorporated community of Calumetville is located partially in the town.

History

The town was first surveyed in 1834 and 1835.
The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
'. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, pp. 742-743. The first settlement was near

in 1837. The town was organized March 8, 1839, then reorganized in 1842. A flour mill was constructed near Pipe in 1854.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 44.1 square miles (114.2 km²), of which, 30.2 square miles (78.2 km²) of it is land and 13.9 square miles (36.0 km²) of it (31.55%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,514 people, 562 households, and 423 families residing in the town. The

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was 50.2 people per square mile (19.4/km²). There were 774 housing units at an average density of 25.6 per square mile (9.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.35%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.73% Native American, 0.20%

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, 0.07% from

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, and 0.53% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.99% of the population. There were 562 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were

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living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,789, and the median income for a family was $51,823. Males had a median income of $34,712 versus $22,400 for females. The

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for the town was $19,707. About 1.4% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the

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, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

The

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was constructed throughout the town in 2007 and opened in May 2008.

References

External links

Town of Calumet Official Website
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