Bone Lake, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Town of Bone Lake
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Polk
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.7
Area Land Km2:86.9
Area Water Km2:4.8
Area Total Sq Mi:35.4
Area Land Sq Mi:33.6
Area Water Sq Mi:1.9
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:710
Population Density Km2:8.2
Population Density Sq Mi:21.2
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:378
Elevation Ft:1240
Coordinates:45.58°N -92.3406°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:55-08750[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1582842

Bone Lake is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 710 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4mi2, of which, 33.6mi2 of it is land and 1.9mi2 of it (5.25%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 710 people, 264 households, and 210 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.2/sqmi. There were 434 housing units at an average density of 12.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.46% White, 0.14% African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.

There were 264 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% 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 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,821, and the median income for a family was $45,568. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,701. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .

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