Oneida is a town in
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.
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,
Wisconsin
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,
United States
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. The population was 4,001 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of
Chicago Corners and
Oneida
Oneida may refer to:
Native American/First Nations
* Oneida people, a Native American/First Nations people and one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy
* Oneida language
* Oneida Indian Nation, based in New York
* Oneida Na ...
are located in the town. The town occupies the Outagamie County portion of Wisconsin's
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
The Oneida Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Oneida people in Wisconsin. The tribe's Indian reservation, reservation spans parts of two counties west of the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay metropolitan area. The reservation was establishe ...
.
History
On May 20, 1903, the town of Oneida was created.
Wisconsin Historical Society-Town of Oneida, Wisconsin
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 60.8 square miles (157.5 km2), of which, 60.8 square miles (157.5 km2) of it is land and 0.02% is water.
Demographics
As of the census
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of 2000, there were 4,001 people, 1,267 households, and 1,055 families residing in the town. The population density
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was 65.8 people per square mile (25.4/km2). There were 1,316 housing units at an average density of 21.6 per square mile (8.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 57.56% White
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, 0.25% African American
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, 38.54% Native American, 0.15% Asian
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, 0.25% from other races
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, and 3.25% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 3.15% of the population.
There were 1,267 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples
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living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,275, and the median income for a family was $54,341. Males had a median income of $35,669 versus $26,646 for females. The per capita income
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for the town was $17,516. About 6.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 27.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
A tribal K–12 school, Oneida Nation School System
Oneida Nation School System is a tribal K-12 school in Oneida, Wisconsin. It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), and serves the Oneida Nation.
It has a 38-classroom elementary school building and a separate high school build ...
, is in Oneida.
References
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Towns in Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Towns in Wisconsin
Oneida