Nichols, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Nichols, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Village
Nickname:"Small in Numbers...Large in Spirit"[1]
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Outagamie
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:2.29
Area Land Km2:2.29
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.89
Area Land Sq Mi:0.89
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2010
Population Est:285
Pop Est As Of:2019
Population Total:273
Population Density Km2:124.33
Population Density Sq Mi:322.03
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:241
Elevation Ft:791
Coordinates:44.5644°N -88.4647°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:55-57375[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1570277

Nichols is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 273 at the 2010 census.

History

The village was named after Arthur L. Nichols, who established the town.

Geography

Nichols is located at 44.5644°N -88.4647°W (44.564581, -88.464646).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.86sqmi, all of it land.[6]

Demographics

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $36,042, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $25,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,898. About 3.9% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 273 people, 112 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was 317.4PD/sqmi. There were 119 housing units at an average density of 138.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 95.2% White, 2.9% Native American, and 1.8% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 112 households, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the village was 33.5 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 54.9% male and 45.1% female.

References

  1. http://www.villageofnichols.com/ Village of Nichols Homepage
  2. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010. United States Census Bureau. November 18, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. January 25, 2012.
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. November 18, 2012.

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