Stanfold is a town in Barron County in the

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. The population was 701 at the 2020 census, down from 719 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Stanfold is located north of the center of Barron County.

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crosses the town through its center, leading east to Rice Lake and west to

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leads south from Highway 48 towards Barron, the county seat. According to the

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, Stanfold has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.13%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 669 people, 249 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The

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was 18.6 people per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.21%

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, 0.15% Native American, 0.90% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 2.09% of the population. There were 249 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were

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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,000, and the median income for a family was $42,292. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $19,464 for females. The

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for the town was $15,683. About 4.2% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the

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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Stanfold official website
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