The Town of Eau Galle () is located in
Dunn County,
Wisconsin, United States. The population was 797 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of
Eau Galle and the
ghost town of Welch Point are located in the town.
History
One theory is that ''Eau Galle'' meant "bitter water".
However, the placename ultimately is a modified version of the
Eau Galle River's French name, ''Au
Galet'', literally "with the gravel-bank".
''Eau'' ("water") and ''au'' ("with the") are
pronounced alike in French.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.9 square miles (124.2 km
2), of which, 47.4 square miles (122.7 km
2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km
2) of it (1.21%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 797 people, 303 households, and 229 families residing in the town. The
population density was 16.8 people per square mile (6.5/km
2). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 7.0 per square mile (2.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.25%
White, 0.13%
African American, 0.25%
Asian
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, 0.38% from
other races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 303 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were
married couples
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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $43,875. Males had a median income of $29,808 versus $21,016 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,103. About 7.2% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Towns in Dunn County, Wisconsin
Towns in Wisconsin