Clyde is a town in
Iowa County,
Wisconsin
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, United States. The population was 322 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of
Clyde is located in the town. The town was named by Seth Champion, a director of the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western railroad in the 1890s, for his son Clyde.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 34.6 square miles (89.7 km
2), of which, 34.1 square miles (88.4 km
2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km
2) of it (1.44%) is water. Clyde is located in the Driftless Area, a geographical region unaffected by glaciers during the last ice age. Otter Creek and Penn Hollow Creek run through the area.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 322 people, 127 households, and 91 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 9.4 people per square mile (3.6/km
2). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 4.7 per square mile (1.8/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.52%
White
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, 0.93%
African American
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, 0.93%
Asian, 0.31% from
other races, and 0.31% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.
There were 127 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were
married couples
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living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,625, and the median income for a family was $57,969. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $27,917 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $27,920. About 2.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including none of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Towns in Iowa County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area
Towns in Wisconsin