City Point is a town in Jackson County,

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, United States. The population was 189 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of

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, and Spaulding are located in the town.

History

The town of City Point occupies the northeast corner of Jackson County. It was originally named the town of Sullivan, which had been formed in 1879 from portions of the towns of

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and

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, and named after local resident John L. Sullivan (1849–1902).1880 Census: Volume 1. Statistics of the Population of the United States - General Population Tables, Table III
p. 369 (1883)
Clark County History Buffs, Retrieved November 12, 2018 (with quotes from source materials) It was renamed the town of City Point in November 1889.Official Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Jackson County, Wisconsin
(various pages) The town of Bear Bluff was created out of the town of City Point in 1894.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 90.2 square miles (233.7 km²), of which, 89.1 square miles (230.8 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²) of it (1.26%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 189 people, 83 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The

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was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km²). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.30%

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, 0.53%

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, 1.59% Native American, 0.53% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population. There were 83 households, out of which 16.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were

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living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $46,071. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $25,625 for females. The

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for the town was $16,911. None of the families and 6.9% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 15.2% of those over 64.

References

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