Parrish, Wisconsin
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Parrish is a
town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in Langlade County,
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 91 at the 2010 census, down from 108 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Parrish is located in the town.


Geography

Parrish occupies the northwest corner of Langlade County; it is bordered to the north by Oneida County and to the west by Lincoln County. According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.98%, are water. The town is drained by the west-flowing Prairie River, a tributary of the
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.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 108 people, 41 households, and 35 families residing in the town. The
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was 3 people per square mile (1.1/km). There were 92 housing units at an average density of 2.5 per square mile (1/km). The racial makeup of the town was 88.89%
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and 11.11% Asian. There were 41 households, out of which 22% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were
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living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 9.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% 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 2.77. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $21,250 for females. The
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for the town was $18,645. There were 6.3% of families and 4.7% of the population living below the
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, including no under-eighteens and 16.7% of those over 64.


References

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