Hixon, Clark County, Wisconsin
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Hixon is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
. The population was 740 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of
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is located in the town.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87.4 km2), of which, 33.3 square miles (86.4 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (1.13%) is water.


History

The six mile square that would become Hixon was first surveyed in the summer of 1847 by a crew working for the U.S. government. Then in late 1853 another crew marked all the section corners in the
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, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with
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and
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. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
''The Surface of this Township is generally level except a small portion near the Margin of Black River. The Soil is mostly second rate. The Timber is principally White Pine of good quality and valuable for lumber.

There are Several large Swamp in the Township most of which are unfit for cultivation. The Township is well watered with numerous Small Streams. Black River Enter this Township in Section 5 and runs through it in Southerly direction until it leaves the Township in Section 32 the banks of which are generally high water from 1 to 2 feet deep and averaging about 150 links in width. It is well adapted to logging purposes. There are no Settlers in the Township.''
The town was named for Gideon C. Hixon, a lumber executive from
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.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 740 people, 232 households, and 180 families residing in the town. The
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was 22.2 people per square mile (8.6/km2). There were 252 housing units at an average density of 7.6 per square mile (2.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.32%
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, 0.14%
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, 0.14% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 0.81% of the population. There were 232 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were
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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.65. In the town, the population was spread out, with 35.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,375, and the median income for a family was $38,611. Males had a median income of $26,912 versus $20,179 for females. The
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for the town was $12,092. About 8.6% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the
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, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.


References

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