Country United States County Shawano FIPS code 55-28825 Elevation 328 m Population 339 (2000) | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1583267 Area 93.7 km² Local time Sunday 9:27 PM | |
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Germania is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 339 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Germania, WI, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 339 people, 134 households, and 101 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.4 people per square mile (3.6/km²). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 3.9 per square mile (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.05% White, 0.59% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.88% Asian, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.
There were 134 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town, the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,542, and the median income for a family was $45,192. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,820. About 5.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.