Spencer is a town in Marathon County,

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. The village of Spencer is located in the northeastern part of the town. It is part of the

Wausau, WI Wausau ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city into east and west. The city's suburbs include Schofield, Weston, Mosinee, Maine, Rib Mountain, Kronenwetter, an ...

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. The population was 1,581 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Mann is located in the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 31.7 square miles (82.2 km²), of which 31.5 square miles (81.6 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), or 0.63%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,341 people, 475 households, and 378 families living in the town. The

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was 42.5 people per square mile (16.4/km²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.43%

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, 0.30% Native American, 0.37%

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, 0.75% from

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, and 0.15% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were

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of any race. There were 475 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.15. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,315, and the median income for a family was $49,773. Males had a median income of $31,042 versus $22,619 for females. The

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for the town was $17,702. About 3.6% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the

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, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Spencer, Wisconsin
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