Union is a town in Door County,

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are located in the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the

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has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km²), of which, 21.2 square miles (54.8 km²) of it is land and 14.7 square miles (38.2 km²) of it (41.02%) is water. The Heyrman I archeological site was used by Native Americans for camping and stoneworking purposes. It is located on a sandy ridge parallel to Highway 57 to the north of Cedar Road. The Vandermissen Brickworks was the first brickmaking site ever excavated for archeological purposes in the state.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 880 people, 335 households, and 259 families residing in the town. The

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was 41.6 people per square mile (16.0/km²). There were 512 housing units at an average density of 24.2 per square mile (9.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.20%

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, 0.34%

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, 0.23%

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, and 0.23% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.45% of the population. There were 335 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were

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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,604, and the median income for a family was $51,917. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $21,875 for females. The

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for the town was $19,372. About 4.1% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

History

In 1865 a portion of Brussels township, was set off, under the name of "Union" town. The people in Union have, as a general thing, been united in their public matters, and have "pulled togetherl" hence the petitioners considered "Union" an appropriate name for the township.

Most Belgian American towns

Union, Door County, Wisconsin is the most

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community in the United States, by proportion of residents. # Union, Door County, Wisconsin: 49% #

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(Kewaunee County): 47% # Brussels, Wisconsin (Door County): 36.4% (composed of "Brussels community" & "Namur Community") #

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Climate

References

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