Cochrane is a village in
Buffalo County in the
U.S. state
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of
Wisconsin
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. The population was 450 at the
2010 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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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
census
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of 2010, there were 450 people, 205 households, and 116 families living in the village. The
population density
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was . There were 234 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.1%
White
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and 0.9% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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Latino
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of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 205 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were
married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.4% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the village was 43 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 21.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 435 people, 188 households, and 128 families living in the village. The
population density
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was 603.4 people per square mile (233.3/km
2). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 273.3 per square mile (105.6/km
2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.85%
White
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, 0.23%
Asian, 0.92% from
other races
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Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 188 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were
married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,019, and the median income for a family was $40,375. Males had a median income of $26,042 versus $21,500 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $18,309. About 2.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Cochrane is part of the
Cochrane-Fountain City School District. The school's athletic teams, the Pirates, compete in the Dairyland Conference. The C-FC Pirates' cross-country team was the Wisconsin Division III boys' state champion four consecutive years, from 1993 to 1996, and girls' state champion in 1996, 1998, and 1999. The Pirates have won six consecutive girls' volleyball conference championships, from 2009 to 2013 with the seasons of 2011, 2012 and 2013 all being undefeated in the Dairyland. The girls' softball team has won four consecutive conference championships, from 2009 to 2012. In March 2014, the C-FC Pirates' made their first state appearance for Division 5 Boys at the Kohl Center, in
Madison, Wisconsin
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.
Boys' Basketball Team First State Appearance
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Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Cochrane include:
* David I. Hammergren (1875–1944), politician
Images
File:CochraneWisconsinPostOffice.jpg, Post office
File:CochraneFountainCitySchoolWIS35.jpg, Cochrane-Fountain City High School
File:CochraneWisconsinVillageHall.jpg, Village hall
File:CochraneWisconsinSignWIS35.jpg, Looking north at DOT sign
File:CochraneWisconsinWaterTowerWI35.jpg, Water tower
File:CochraneWisconsinRailroadSign.jpg, Railroad sign
References
External links
Village of Cochrane Official Website
Cochrane-Fountain City School District
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Villages in Wisconsin
Villages in Buffalo County, Wisconsin