The Town of Superior is a town in Douglas County,

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, United States. The population was 2,264 at the 2020 US census, up from 2,058 at the 2000 census.US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, 'Superior town, Douglas County, Wisconsin' https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Superior%20town,%20Douglas%20County,%20Wisconsin The Village of Superior is located within the town. The City of Superior is located immediately north and adjacent to both the Town of Superior and the Village of Superior.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 107.8 square miles (279.1 km²), of which, 106.2 square miles (275.1 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²) of it (1.45%) is water. The

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flows, roughly diagonally, through the Town of Superior from southwest to northeast. The river ultimately flows into the bay at Lake Superior, within the city of Superior, at Allouez and East End.

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is located within the southeast portion of the Town of Superior.

Unincorporated communities

The following unincorporated communities are located within the Town of Superior : * Ambridge * Anton * Black River * Borea * Boylston * Boylston Junction * Carnegie * Dedham * Dewey *

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* Pokegama * Riverview *

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* Sunnyside

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,058 people, 764 households, and 605 families residing in the town. The

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was 19.4 people per square mile (7.5/km²). There were 794 housing units at an average density of 7.5 per square mile (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01%

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, 0.24%

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, 1.02% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 23.0% were of

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, 19.6% Norwegian, 11.6%

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, 7.8% Irish, 7.5% Finnish and 6.0%

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ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 764 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were

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living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $48,833, and the median income for a family was $51,090. Males had a median income of $35,813 versus $26,800 for females. The

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for the town was $18,775. About 4.7% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the

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, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Wisconsin Highway 35 (Tower Avenue) and

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are two of the main routes within the Town of Superior. Other main routes include County Roads A, B, C, and W. County Road A runs north–south through the eastern portion of the town. County Road B runs east–west through the southern portion of the town near

. County Road C runs east–west through the middle and northeast portions of the town. County Road W runs both north–south and east–west in the western portion of the town. County Road Z briefly enters the town in the northeast corner, near its intersection with County Road A. Minnesota Highway 23 crosses the Saint Louis River into

; within the northwest corner of the Town of Superior; near the Mont Du Lac Recreation Ski Area; and continues for half a mile (0.8 km) before crossing back into

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References

External links

Town of Superior official website
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