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Country
  
United States

County
  
Rock

FIPS code
  
55-38450

Area
  
93.8 km²

Population
  
802 (2000)

Area code
  
608

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1583458

Elevation
  
314 m

Local time
  
Monday 1:36 AM

Johnstown, Rock County, Wisconsin

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 100% Humidity

Johnstown is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The unincorporated communities of Johnstown and Johnstown Center are located in the town.

Contents

Map of Johnstown, WI 53505, USA

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 802 people, 289 households, and 232 families residing in the town. The population density was 22.2 people per square mile (8.6/km²). There were 306 housing units at an average density of 8.5 per square mile (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.25% White, 0.62% Native American, and 0.12% from two or more races.

There were 289 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,313, and the median income for a family was $61,667. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $25,982 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,452. About 2.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • George W. Hull, Wisconsin state senator, was born in the town.
  • A. Warren Phelps, politician, lived in Johnstown.
  • The poet and mystic Ella Wheeler Wilcox was born in Johnstown.
  • References

    Johnstown, Rock County, Wisconsin Wikipedia