Larrabee is a town in
Waupaca County
Waupaca County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,812. The county seat is Waupaca. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1853. It is named after the Waupaca River, a Menominee l ...
,
Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,301 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of
Buckbee is located in the town.
History
The town is named for
Charles H. Larrabee
Charles Hathaway Larrabee (November 9, 1820January 20, 1883) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Dodge County, Wisconsin. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional dist ...
, who was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin at the time the town was formed.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.6 square miles (87.0 km
2), of which, 33.4 square miles (86.5 km
2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km
2; 0.68%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,301 people, 473 households, and 384 families residing in the town. The
population density was 39.0 people per square mile (15.0/km
2). There were 492 housing units at an average density of 14.7 per square mile (5.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.00%
White, 0.08%
African American, 0.08%
Native American, 0.31%
Asian, 0.15% from
other races, and 0.38% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 473 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,119, and the median income for a family was $48,026. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $21,310 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $18,044. About 3.6% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
*
George W. Meggers, Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, was born in the town
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1925,' Biographical Sketch of George W. Meggers, pg. 682]
References
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Towns in Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Towns in Wisconsin