Pittsfield is a town in
Brown County in the
U.S. state of
Wisconsin. The population was 2,608 at the 2010 census.
Communities
* Anston is an
unincorporated community located along County Road U near the intersection with Anston Road. The community was named for a family of settlers within the area.
*
Kunesh is a defunct village that is now unincorporated; it is located at the intersection of County Road U and Kunesh Road.
* Mill Center is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of County Road C and Glendale Avenue. Portions of the community is located in the nearby
village of Howard.
* Pittsfield is an unincorporated community split between Brown and
Shawano counties along
WIS 156
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.
Geography
Pittsfield is located in northwestern Brown County, bordered by
Oconto County to the north,
Shawano County
Shawano County (pronounced SHAW-no) (originally Shawanaw County) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 40,881. Its county seat is Shawano, ...
to the west, and
Outagamie County
Outagamie County is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton.
Outagamie County is included in the Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Are ...
partially on the south. The village of
Pulaski borders the northwest corner of the town, the village of
Suamico
Suamico is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,346 at the time of the 2010 census. Suamico is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area, and contains the neighborhood community of Flintvil ...
lies along the town's eastern border, and the village of
Howard
Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
is to the south in Brown County. Downtown
Green Bay is to the southeast.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, Pittsfield has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,433 people, 818 households, and 697 families residing in the town. The
population density was 75.7 people per square mile (29.2/km
2). There were 838 housing units at an average density of 26.1 per square mile (10.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31%
White, 0.21%
African American, 0.62%
Native American, 0.53%
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
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.04% from
other races, and 0.29% from two or more races.
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
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 818 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were
married couples
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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% 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 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $64,113. Males had a median income of $41,406 versus $26,821 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $22,000. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Town of Pittsfield
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Towns in Brown County, Wisconsin
Green Bay metropolitan area
Towns in Wisconsin