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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jackson

FIPS code
  
55-40325

Elevation
  
275 m

Population
  
462 (2000)

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1583493

Local time
  
Thursday 8:28 PM

Komensky, Wisconsin

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 62% Humidity

Area
  
154.1 km² (152.6 km² Land / 129 ha Water)

Komensky is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 462 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Hatfield, Waterbury, and Winnebago Mission are located in the town. The ghost town of Clay was also located in the town. The town was named after Jan Amos Komenský (1592-1670), a Czech educator and Christian leader.

Contents

Map of Komensky, WI, USA

Notable people

  • Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously during the Korean War, was born in the town of Komensky, in Hatfield.
  • Geography

    According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.5 square miles (154.1 km²), of which, 58.9 square miles (152.7 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²) of it (0.91%) is water.

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 462 people, 108 households, and 87 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.8 people per square mile (3.0/km²). There were 124 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 20.56% White, 8.23% African American, 67.32% Native American, 1.52% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.33% of the population.

    There were 108 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 28.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.39 and the average family size was 3.72.

    In the town, the population was spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 20.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 149.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 175.7 males.

    The median income for a household in the town was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $41,042. Males had a median income of $21,538 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,062. About 10.8% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

    References

    Komensky, Wisconsin Wikipedia