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Country
  
United States

County
  
Oconto

FIPS code
  
55-00175

Elevation
  
212 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:23 AM

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1582651

Population
  
1,757 (2000)

Area code
  
920

Abrams, Wisconsin

Weather
  
3°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 95% Humidity

Area
  
97.38 km² (97.12 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Abrams is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,757 at the 2000 Census. The census-designated place of Abrams is located in the town.

Contents

Map of Abrams, WI 54101, USA

History

Abrams was named after W. J. Abrams, Wisconsin legislator and Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97.3 km²), of which, 37.5 square miles (97.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.29%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,757 people, 652 households, and 494 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.9 people per square mile (18.1/km²). There were 700 housing units at an average density of 18.7 per square mile (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White, 0.80% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.

There were 652 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% 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 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,250, and the median income for a family was $53,510. Males had a median income of $37,261 versus $23,542 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,889. About 1.7% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • C. J. Greaves, professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the town.
  • Johnny Greaves, professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the town.
  • Arthur J. Whitcomb, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and lawyer, was born in the town.
  • References

    Abrams, Wisconsin Wikipedia


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