Ixonia is a town in
Jefferson County,
Wisconsin
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. The population was 4,385 at the time of the
2010 census.
The unincorporated communities of
Ixonia and
Pipersville are located within the town.
History
The town of Union was separated from the town of
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on February 12, 1841. Five years later, Union was further divided into two new towns. The first town became known as
Concord
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, and as the residents could not otherwise agree on a name for the second town, the name was chosen by drawing letters at random until a name could be formed from the letters. As a result, "Ixonia" was the name given to the town on January 21, 1846, and still remains the only town with this name in the United States.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.35%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,902 people, 1,047 households, and 864 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 80.7 people per square mile (31.2/km
2). There were 1,082 housing units at an average density of 11.6 persons/km
2 (30.1 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.07%
African American
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, 0.21%
Native American, 0.31%
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n, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race.
There were 1,047 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were
married couples
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living together, 5.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $58,629, and the median income for a family was $60,184. Males had a median income of $41,190 versus $28,125 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $23,979. 1.5% of the population and 1.2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.8% are under the age of 18 and 2.5% are 65 or older.
Education
Ixonia is within the
Oconomowoc Area School District
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History
The current () district superintendent is Kristen Taylor, superseding Roger Rindo, who served from July 2013 u ...
. The district includes Ixonia Elementary School and
Oconomowoc High School
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History
Oconomowoc High School was built ...
.
Notable people
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Edwin Coe
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, newspaper editor and politician
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1887,' Biographical Sketch of Edwin Coe, pg. 512]
*
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
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, Unitarian minister and magazine editor
*
Peter Morris, baseball player
References
External links
Town of Ixonia official website
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Towns in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Towns in Wisconsin