The Town of Verona is located in
Dane County,
Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,153 at the 2000 census. The city of
Verona and the unincorporated community of Five Points are located in the town.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.4 square miles (76.0 km
2), of which, 29.3 square miles (75.9 km
2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km
2) of it (0.14%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,153 people, 758 households, and 601 families residing in the town. The
population density was 73.4 people per square mile (28.4/km
2). There were 774 housing units at an average density of 26.4 per square mile (10.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.75%
White, 0.60%
Black or
African American, 0.19%
Native American, 1.21%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, 0.23% from
other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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** Latin A ...
of any race.
There were 758 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were
married couples
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living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.00.
The population was 25.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $69,519, and the median income for a family was $80,000. Males had a median income of $46,688 versus $36,042 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $31,405. About 1.5% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.
Notable people
*
Hiram Cornwell, Wisconsin State Representative, lived in the town
*
Rudy W. Roethlisberger, Wisconsin State Representative, lived in the town
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, Biographical Sketch of Rudy W. Roethlisberger, pg. 46]
References
External links
Town of Verona, Wisconsin website
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Towns in Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area
Towns in Wisconsin