Douglas (at one time spelled DouglassBashford, R. M., ed. ''The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin: Comprising the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of Wisconsin, Jefferson's Manual, Forms and Laws for the Regulation of Business; also, lists and tables for reference, etc.'' Fourteenth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, Printers and Stereotypers, 1875; p. 327
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Marquette County, Wisconsin Marquette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,592. Its county seat is Montello. The county was created in 1836 from the Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1848. Geography ...

, United States. The population was 768 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Briggsville and Douglas Center are located within the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 29.2 square miles (75.6 km²), of which, 28.9 square miles (74.7 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (1.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 768 people, 301 households, and 229 families residing in the town. The

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was 26.6 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 382 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.40%

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