Casco is a village in

Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,563. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859. Its Menominee name is ''Kewāneh'', an ar ...

, United States. The population was 630 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is located within the Town of Casco. Casco is named after

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on the coast of Maine, the previous home of Edward Decker, an early logger in Kewaunee County.Kewaunee Communities 2025
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Geography

Casco is located at (44.554174, -87.620741). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 583 people, 230 households, and 155 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 247 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.1%

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, 1.0%

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, 2.4% Native American, 3.8% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.5% of the population. There were 230 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were

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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% 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 3.15. The median age in the village was 35.6 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 572 people, 227 households, and 162 families living in the village. The

was . There were 236 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.55%

, 0.70% Native American, 0.87% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population were

or Latino of any race. There were 227 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were

living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $44,583, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $36,029 versus $24,444 for females. The

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for the village was $18,168. About 2.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

Image:LuxemburgCascoHighSchoolWisconsin.jpg, Luxemburg-Casco High School Image:CascoWisconsinPostOffice.jpg, Post office File:Cropped aerial view showing most of the village of Casco and adjacent areas in the town of Casco in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin 2020.png, Casco on 2020 Image:CascoWisconsinDowntown1.jpg, Downtown Casco Image:Welcome to Casco sign.jpg File:Looking west in Casco.jpg, Looking west; from an early postcard

References

External links

Village of Casco
{{authority control Villages in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Villages in Wisconsin Green Bay metropolitan area