Country United States County Dodge FIPS code 55-24000 Elevation 258 m Local time Thursday 10:29 PM | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1583165 Area 82.1 km² Population 1,221 (2000) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind NW at 24 km/h, 36% Humidity | ||
Emmet is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin United States. The population was 1,221 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Emmet, WI 53098, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.7 square miles (82.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,221 people, 414 households, and 343 families residing in the town. The population density was 38.5 people per square mile (14.9/km²). There were 427 housing units at an average density of 13.5 per square mile (5.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.97% White, 0.08% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.80% of the population.
There were 414 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the town, the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,154, and the median income for a family was $53,438. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $24,457 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,904. About 2.1% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.