Milton is a town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 534 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Czechville is located in the town.

Geography

Milton is located in southern Buffalo County along the

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, which forms the town's southwestern border and is the state border with

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. The town is bordered by

Buffalo City, Wisconsin Buffalo City is a city in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,023 at the 2010 census. History The name may be derived from a buffalo animal husbandry operation in the past. The city was chartered in 1859. At that ...

, to the northwest and

Fountain City, Wisconsin Fountain City is a small city bordering the Mississippi River in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 859 at the 2010 census. History Fountain City was originally called Holmes' Landing, after Thomas Holmes, who settled ...

, to the southeast. According to the

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, Milton has a total area of , of which is land and , or 26.51%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 517 people, 206 households, and 167 families residing in the town. The

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was 20.6 people per square mile (8.0/km²). There were 227 housing units at an average density of 9.1 per square mile (3.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.42%

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, 0.19%

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, 0.19%

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, and 0.19% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.97% of the population. There were 206 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were

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living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.79. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $46,838, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $28,500 versus $21,875 for females. The

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for the town was $22,431. About 5.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Milton official website
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