Country United States County Polk Area code(s) 715 & 534 Elevation 341 m Population 2,304 (2000) | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) FIPS code 55-44475 Local time Friday 10:13 PM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 80% Humidity Area 99.46 km² (92.46 km² Land / 6.993 km² Water) | ||
Lincoln is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,304 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Deronda is located in the town.
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Map of Lincoln, WI, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.4 square miles (99.4 km²), of which, 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²) of it is land and 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²) of it (6.93%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,304 people, 864 households, and 671 families residing in the town. The population density was 64.5 people per square mile (24.9/km²). There were 1,119 housing units at an average density of 31.3 per square mile (12.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.78% White, 0.04% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 864 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town, the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,904, and the median income for a family was $48,500. Males had a median income of $37,366 versus $23,796 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,788. About 5.2% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.