Legend Lake is a

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(CDP) in

Menominee County, Wisconsin Menominee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,255, making it the least populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat is in the community of Keshena. Menominee is Wisconsin's newest ...

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, United States, on the

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. The population was 1,670 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Legend Lake is located at (44.896811, -88.563718). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53.1 km²), of which, 16.8 square miles (43.6 km²) of it is land and 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it (17.93%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 1,670. The

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was . There were 1,352 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.0% Native American, 25.1%

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, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 3.7%

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or Latino of any race.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,533 people, 538 households, and 401 families residing in the CDP. The

was 91.0 people per square mile (35.1/km²). There were 1,232 housing units at an average density of 73.1/sq mi (28.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 28.11%

, 0.07%

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, 70.25% Native American, 0.59% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 3.13% of the population. There were 538 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were

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living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.20. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,393, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,512. About 12.6% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the

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, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

Property Owners Association

The Legend Lake Property Owners Association, or LLPOA, is the land and property owner group for Legend Lake and the surrounding areas. The main office for the LLPOA is located on Old South Branch Road, on the east side of the lake. This building is also a community gathering place for property owners, including a boat/watercraft launch site for members and visitors. Property owners have access to many areas including, beach clubs and compost sites. The LLPOA has a quarterly magazine called Smoke Signals Along the Lake which includes announcements.

References

External links

Legend Lake Community

Legend Lake Technologies

Legend Lake Campgrounds

Legend Lake Property Owner's Association and Protection & Rehab District
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