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Dupont, Wisconsin

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Waupaca

FIPS code
  
55-21200

Elevation
  
275 m

Population
  
741 (2000)

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1583107

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:08 PM

Dupont, Wisconsin

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SW at 29 km/h, 68% Humidity

Area
  
90.91 km² (89.87 km² Land / 78 ha Water)

Dupont is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 741 at the 2000 census.

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Map of Dupont, WI, USA

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.1 square miles (90.8 km²), of which, 34.7 square miles (90.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.97%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2002 census, there were 741 people, 233 households, and 181 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.3 people per square mile (8.2/km²). There were 257 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.71% White, 1.62% Asian, 0.13% Native American, and 0.54% from two or more races.

There were 233 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.73.

In the town, the population was spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,854, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $26,625 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,108. About 4.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • Ambrose Stephen McDonald, Wisconsin politician and businessman, lived in the town; McDonald served as chairman of the Dupont Town Board.
  • References

    Dupont, Wisconsin Wikipedia