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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 ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

, United States. The population was 1,216 at the 2000 census. The City of Seymour is located within the town. The unincorporated community of

Isaar, Wisconsin Isaar is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in the Town of Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Seymour in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, about from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay. Isaar has the sa ...

is also located in the town. The ghost town of Lime Rock was also located partially in the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79.0 km²), of which, 30.5 square miles (79.0 km²) is land and 0.0 square miles (0.0 km²) (0.03%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,216 people, 406 households, and 347 families residing in the town. The

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was 39.9 people per square mile (15.4/km²). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 5.3 persons/km² (13.8 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 96.13% White, 0.08%

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, 2.30% Native American, 0.08%

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n, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 1.40% of the population were

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of any race. There were 406 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were

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living together, 5.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 14.3% were non-families. 11.6% 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 3.00 and the average family size was 3.26. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $48,264, and the median income for a family was $49,861. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,656 for females. The

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for the town was $18,327. 3.3% of the population and 2.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.0% are under the age of 18 and 4.6% are 65 or older.

Transportation

Notable people

* Charles F. Ploeger, Wisconsin State Representative, farmer, and businessman, lived in the town; served as chairman of the Seymour Town Board'Wisconsin Blue Book 1915', Biographical Sketch of Charles F. Ploeger, pg. 628

References

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