Windsor is a village in

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, United States. The population was 8,754 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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. The unincorporated communities of Lake Windsor, Morrisonville, and Token Creek are located within the village.

History

While visited in the late 1830s, the first settler to the town was William Lawrence, who came from the state of

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in 1841. He later served in the

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. James Morrison settled in the town in 1843 at what is now Morrisonville. Windsor voted to incorporate as a village on November 3, 2015; prior to its incorporation, it was a

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, and a portion of the town was a

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.32%) is water. A portion of the former town was part of a disputed annexation by the Village of DeForest. In July 2004, the village and town reached a settlement in which part of the disputed area would be annexed by the village and part would remain with the town. In addition, the town and village agreed to exchange other less populated land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,286 people, 1,880 households, and 1,549 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 1,923 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.71%

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, 0.45%

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, 0.32% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.44% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,880 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $67,610, and the median income for a family was $73,042. Males had a median income of $41,745 versus $29,921 for females. The

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for the town was $29,266. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. The population of the Windsor

was 3,573 at the 2010 census. As of the

of 2000, there were 2,533 people, 945 households, and 746 families living in the CDP. The

was . There were 978 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.13%

, 0.51%

, 0.36% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population. There were 945 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were

living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.95. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,958, and the median income for a family was $69,150. Males had a median income of $41,232 versus $27,863 for females. The

for the CDP was $31,529. None of the families and 1.0% of the population were living below the

, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

The only public school in Windsor is Windsor Elementary School, serving grades K-4. Windsor is served by DeForest Area School District, which operates several additional schools in nearby DeForest.

Notable residents

* Clara Bewick Colby, writer * Michael Johnson, state representative *

Clement Warner Clement Edson Warner (February 23, 1836May 20, 1916) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He served with the 36th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and commanded the regiment near the end ...

, farmer, colonel in the 36th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and later a state legislator

References

External links

Village of Windsor
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