Wilson is a town in

Sheboygan County Sheboygan County () is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after the Sheboygan River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,034. Its county seat is Sheboygan. The county was created in 1836 and organized in 1846. At ...

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, United States. The population was 3,227 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Weedens is located in the town. It is included in the Sheboygan,

Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 22.9 square miles (59.4 km²), of which, 22.9 square miles (59.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,235 households, and 974 families residing in the town. The

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was 141.0 people per square mile (54.5/km²). There were 1,323 housing units at an average density of 57.8 per square mile (22.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.81%

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, 0.22%

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, 0.15% Native American, 1.36% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population. There were 1,235 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $59,241, and the median income for a family was $63,523. Males had a median income of $46,091 versus $26,172 for females. The

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for the town was $27,798. About 2.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the

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, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Black River Fire Department provides fire suppression to the town. Law enforcement services are provided by the

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. A part-time town constable is employed to address parking and ordinance concerns.

Places

Kohler-Andrae State Park Kohler-Andrae State Park comprises two adjacent Wisconsin state parks located in the Town of Wilson, a few miles south of the city of Sheboygan. They are managed as one unit. Terry Andrae State Park, established in 1927, and John Michael Kohle ...

is located in the southern part of the town. The James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden is located on Evergreen Drive. The site, cared for by the

John Michael Kohler Arts Center The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is an independent, not-for-profit contemporary art museum and performing arts complex located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.Sheboygan Indian Mound Park contains

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. The park is owned and operated by the city of Sheboygan, but completely surrounded by the town.

Notable people

* George W. Weeden, Wisconsin State Representative, lived in the town * Joseph Wolfinger, Wisconsin State Representative, was born in the town'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Joseph Wolfinger, pg. 672

Images

Image:TownOfWilsonTownOffice.jpg, Town office Image:TownOfWilsonWisconsinField.jpg, A harvested corn field in the Town of Wilson Image:KohlerAndraeStateParkWisconsin.jpg,

File:Black River Wilson Wisconsin Fire Department.jpg, Black River Fire Department

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Towns in Wisconsin