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Sumner is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
. The population was 798 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of
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,
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and Sumner are located in the town.


Geography

Sumner is located along the eastern edge of Barron County, with Rusk County on its eastern border.
U.S. Route 8 U.S. Highway 8 (US 8) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs primarily east–west for , mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 (I-35) in Forest Lake, Minnesota, to US 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsul ...
crosses the town from east to west. According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.03%, is water.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 598 people, 210 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The
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was 16.8 people per square mile (6.5/km2). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 6.2 per square mile (2.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.83%
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, 0.17%
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, 0.17% Asian, and 0.84% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population. There were 210 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were
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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.1% 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 2.85 and the average family size was 3.20. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $41,406. Males had a median income of $31,518 versus $22,083 for females. The
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for the town was $17,279. About 5.9% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the
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, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.


References

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