Ogema is a town in
Price County,
Wisconsin
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, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of
Ogema is located in the town.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 81.4 square miles (210.8 km
2), of which, 81.3 square miles (210.6 km
2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km
2) of it (0.09%) is water.
Timms Hill
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, the highest geographic point in the state of Wisconsin (1,951.5 feet) is located just outside Ogema.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 882 people, 349 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 10.8 people per square mile (4.2/km
2). There were 417 housing units at an average density of 5.1 per square mile (2.0/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.21%
White
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, 0.34%
Native American, and 0.45% from two or more races.
There were 349 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were
married couples
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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,545, and the median income for a family was $31,625. Males had a median income of $30,125 versus $20,469 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $13,664. About 12.6% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
*
August Heden, politician
*
Ernest A. Heden, politician
*
L. S. Shauger, politician
Wisconsin Blue Book 1929
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* Pep Simek, businessman, co-founder of Tombstone pizza
References
External links
Ogema, Wisconsin Public Library
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Towns in Price County, Wisconsin
Towns in Wisconsin