Concord is a town in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 2,072 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.71%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,023 people, 757 households, and 598 families residing in the town. The

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was 56.2 people per square mile (21.7/km²). There were 770 housing units at an average density of 21.4 per square mile (8.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.37%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population. There were 757 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were

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living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $52,885, and the median income for a family was $56,844. Males had a median income of $37,413 versus $26,061 for females. The

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for the town was $21,813. About 3.7% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

History

The first non-Native American settlers in the region consisted entirely of settlers from

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as well as settlers from

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whose parents had moved to that region shortly after the American Revolution. These were "

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" settlers, meaning they were descended from the English

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who settled

during the colonial era. They were primarily members of the

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though due to the

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many of them had converted to

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and some had become

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before coming to what is now Jefferson County. The

subsequently has gone through many divisions and some factions are now known as the

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and Church of God. When the

settlers arrived in what is now Concord there was nothing but a dense virgin forest and wild prairie. New Englanders and New England transplants from

were the vast majority of Jefferson County's inhabitants during the first several decades of its history. As a result of this heritage Concord, Wisconsin was named after

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. On February 1, 1860,

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married Caroline Quiner in Concord. Their daughter was

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, author of the ''

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Notable people

* John A. Hazelwood, educator, lawyer and Wisconsin politician * Austin Kellogg, farmer, sheriff and Wisconsin legislator * John M. Sell, house painter and Wisconsin legislator * George Weeks, farmer, sheriff, prison warden and Wisconsin legislator

References

External links

Town of Concord official website
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