Spring Grove is a town in Green County,

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, United States. The population was 861 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Oakley and the ghost towns of Clarence and Tyrone are located in the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.1 km²), all of it land. Spring Grove is home of the Indian Half-Way Tree.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 861 people, 290 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The

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was 21.6 people per square mile (8.3/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.63%

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, 1.28%

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, 0.35% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 290 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were

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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.21. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,515, and the median income for a family was $45,893. Males had a median income of $30,769 versus $21,522 for females. The

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for the town was $16,975. About 4.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Albert M. Ten Eyck, academic *

Fred Ties Frederick J. Ties (January 4, 1841March 27, 1928) was a German American immigrant, farmer, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Green County during the 1905 and 1907 sessions. As a young man ...

, Wisconsin State Representative, lived in the town; Ties served as chairman of the Spring Grove Town Board'Wisconsin Blue Book 1907,' Biographical Sketch of Fred Ties, pg. 1151

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Green County, Wisconsin Towns in Wisconsin