Red Springs is a town in

Shawano County, Wisconsin Shawano County ( ; originally Shawanaw County) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 40,881. Its county seat is Shawano, Wisconsin, Shawa ...

, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 925. The

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of Morgan is located in the town. The

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of Middle Village is also located partially in the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.4 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.6 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (1.92%) is water. The federally recognized Stockbridge-Munsee Community is located in Red Springs and nearby Bartelme. A section of the

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is also located in the town.

Demographics

As of the 2019, there were 915 people, 324 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The

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was 25.1 people per square mile (9.9/km²). There were 438 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 45.87%

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, 51.58% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 2.45% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.87% of the population. There were 324 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were

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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.24. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $30,208 versus $24,750 for females. The

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for the town was $13,736. About 11.6% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the

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, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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