Colburn is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 856 at the 2010 census, up from 727 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Colburn and Huron are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Brownville is located partially in the town.

Education

The town is served by the School District of Cadott Community, Stanley-Boyd School District, Gilman School District, and Cornell School District.

Geography

Colburn is located in eastern Chippewa County and is bordered to the east by Taylor County. The town covers an rectangle, except for a bite taken by the town of

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from the northwest corner. According to the

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, the town of Colburn has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.47%, is water. The

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, a tributary of the Chippewa River, flows from northeast to south through the town. Otter Lake is in the eastern part of the town.

History

The 6 by 6 townships that become Colburn were surveyed from 1847 into the early 1850s by crews working for the U.S. government. In November 1849 a crew marked all the section corners of the 6 by 6 township that is now entirely within Colburn, walking the woods and swamps on foot, measuring with

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. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:

''There is but little land fit for agricultural purposes in this Township. The surface is level and Swampy. There is Some good
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in it – Considerable Hemlock and
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, Sugar,
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runs through the Township from North to South. This river is valuable particularly on account of the many
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prieleges which it affords – The current is generally Swift, the bottom hard and the banks in many places sufficiently high and rocky.''

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 727 people, 262 households, and 193 families residing in the town. The

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was 11.2 people per square mile (4.3/km²). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 4.4 per square mile (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.80%

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, 0.41% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.96% from other races, and 0.14% from two or more races. There were 262 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were

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living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.23. The population was 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $41,136. Males had a median income of $26,932 versus $22,708 for females. The

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for the town was $17,068. About 8.2% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the

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, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Towns in Chippewa County, Wisconsin Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area Towns in Wisconsin