Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin
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The Town of Freedom is a located in
Sauk County Sauk County is a county (United States), county in Wisconsin. It is named after a large village of the Sauk people. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 65,763. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo, Wiscon ...
,
Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of La Rue is located within the town. The town was named from the American ideal of
freedom Freedom is the power or right to speak, act, and change as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving oneself one's own laws". In one definition, something is "free" i ...
.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of 34.7 square miles (89.9 km2), of which, 34.6 square miles (89.6 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (0.35%) is water.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 416 people, 158 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was 12.0 people per square mile (4.6/km2). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 5.3 per square mile (2.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.84%
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, 1.20% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population. There were 158 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were
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living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% 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 3.05. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $22,778 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $23,332. About 2.3% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the
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, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


See also

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North Freedom, Wisconsin North Freedom is a village along the Baraboo River in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. Population was 603 as reported by the 2020 census. Etymology North Freedom's name is rooted in ideal of freedom alongside its position north of Barab ...


References


External Sources


Town of Freedon Official Website
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