Milladore is a town in
Wood County,
Wisconsin
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, United States. The population was 706 at the 2000 census. The
Village of Milladore is located mostly within the town. The unincorporated community of
Blenker is also located in the town.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 34.0 square miles (88.1 km
2), of which, 34.0 square miles (88.1 km
2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km
2) of it (0.06%) is water.
History
The six mile square that would become the town was first
surveyed in the summer of 1851 by a crew working for the U.S. government. In October and November 1852 another crew marked its
section corners, walking through the woods and wading the swamps, measuring with
chain
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and
compass
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. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
''This Township is composed of Hardwood Ridges and Hemlock, Tamarac, and Black Ash Black ash is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
* ''Acer negundo'', native to North America
* ''Fraxinus nigra
''Fraxinus nigra'', or the black ash, is a species of ash native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United ...
swamps. All of the swamps are unfit for cultivation although if cleared the Hemlock swamps would produce grass. The surface is level; the Hardwood ridges are but little elevated above the swamps on which the soil is first and second rate. This Township is Heavily timbered chiefly with Hemlock, Yellow Birch
''Betula alleghaniensis'', the yellow birch, golden birch, or swamp birch, is a large tree and an important lumber species of birch native to northeastern North America. Its vernacular names refer to the golden color of the tree's bark. In the p ...
, Sugar Maple
''Acer saccharum'', the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and the eastern United States. Sugar maple is best known for being the ...
, Lin(?) and Rock Elm
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: also considerable White Pine
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scattered(?) over the Township. There are numerous(?) small creeks in the Township generally lined with alder
Alders are trees of the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus includes about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species ex ...
s and some of them have small mashes on them which afford good Hay(?). No improvements in the Township. On the East side of the township exists pretty strong local attraction''
Th Town of Milladore was established in 1882, taking its name from the village of
Milladore.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 706 people, 251 households, and 205 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 20.8 people per square mile (8.0/km
2). There were 255 housing units at an average density of 7.5 per square mile (2.9/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.72%
White
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, 0.14%
Native American, and 0.14% from
other races. 0.14% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race.
There were 251 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were
married couples
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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,104, and the median income for a family was $51,667. Males had a median income of $34,531 versus $20,917 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 $18,410. About 2.9% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
1852 plat map covering town of Milladore1896 plat map1909 plat map1928 plat map1956 plat map
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Towns in Wood County, Wisconsin
Towns in Wisconsin