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Country
  
United States

County
  
Dodge

FIPS code
  
55-11850

Elevation
  
270 m

Population
  
1,005 (2000)

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1582902

Local time
  
Monday 3:28 AM

Calamus, Wisconsin

Weather
  
9°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 89% Humidity

Area
  
94.79 km² (93.5 km² Land / 129 ha Water)

Calamus is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of South Beaver Dam is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Lost Lake is also located partially in the town.

Contents

Map of Calamus, WI, USA

History

The town was founded on January 22, 1846.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.7 km²), of which, 36.1 square miles (93.4 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (1.29%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,005 people, 379 households, and 297 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.9 people per square mile (10.8/km²). There were 396 housing units at an average density of 11.0 per square mile (4.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.71% White, 0.70% African American, 0.90% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 379 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,000, and the median income for a family was $54,107. Males had a median income of $33,636 versus $24,671 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,818. About 5.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

Calamus, Wisconsin Wikipedia