Turtle is a town in Rock County,

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, United States. The population was 2,393 at the 2020 census. The city of Beloit borders the town. The unincorporated communities of Foxhollow,

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, Shopiere, and Tiffany lie within the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 29.3 square miles (76.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,444 people, 957 households, and 728 families residing in the town. The

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was 83.3 people per square mile (32.2/km²). There were 990 housing units at an average density of 33.8 per square mile (13.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.26%

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, 1.47%

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, 0.33% Native American, 0.25%

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, 0.45% from

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, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.02% of the population. There were 957 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were

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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $57,188, and the median income for a family was $63,293. Males had a median income of $41,500 versus $24,286 for females. The

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for the town was $24,015. About 1.0% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Samuel Colley, farmer,

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and later Republican member of the

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, and county sheriff * Charles H. Everett, Republican member of the State Assembly and the

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* John Hammond, farmer and Republican member of the State Assembly * Cornelius Mortimer Treat, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and farmer'Legislative Manual of the Wisconsin Legislature 1873, pg. 90, 92

References

External links

Town of Turtle, Wisconsin website
{{authority control Towns in Rock County, Wisconsin Towns in Wisconsin