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Harrison, Grant County, Wisconsin

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Grant

FIPS code
  
55-32825

Elevation
  
271 m

Local time
  
Friday 2:28 AM

Area code
  
608

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1583355

Area
  
93.5 km²

Population
  
497 (2000)

Harrison, Grant County, Wisconsin

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 81% Humidity

Harrison is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 497 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Cornelia is located in the town.

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Map of Harrison, WI, USA

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 497 people, 176 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.8 people per square mile (5.3/km²). There were 186 housing units at an average density of 5.1 per square mile (2.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.39% White, 0.20% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 176 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,375, and the median income for a family was $47,125. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $20,592 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,647. About 4.5% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • Adelbert L. Utt, farmer, businessman, politician, was born in the town.
  • References

    Harrison, Grant County, Wisconsin Wikipedia