Official Name: | St. Germain, Wisconsin |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilas |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Tom Christensen |
Established Date: | 1907 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 103.7 |
Area Land Km2: | 88.0 |
Area Water Km2: | 15.6 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 40.0 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.0 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 6.0 |
Population Total: | 1932 |
Population Density Km2: | 21.9 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 56.8 |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 486 |
Elevation Ft: | 1594 |
Coordinates: | 45.9292°N -89.4869°W |
Blank Info: | 55-70725[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1584088 |
Website: | http://www.townofstgermain.org |
St. Germain is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,932 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of St. Germain is located in the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40mi2, of which, 34mi2 of it is land and 6mi2 of it (15.09%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,932 people, 887 households, and 623 families residing in the town. The population density was 56.8/mi2. There were 2,067 housing units at an average density of 60.8/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% White, 0.21% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 887 households, out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.60.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,969, and the median income for a family was $41,815. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $21,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,755. About 6.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
The climate is described as Humid Continental by the Köppen Climate System, abbreviated as Dfb.[3]