Country United States County Brown FIPS code 55-54300 Elevation 258 m Local time Sunday 12:33 AM | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1583753 Population 1,599 (2010) Area code 920 | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 89% Humidity Area 94.35 km² (94.02 km² Land / 36 ha Water) | ||
Morrison is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,599 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Lark, Morrison, and Wayside are located in the town.
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Map of Morrison, WI 54126, USA
Geography
Morrison is located in southern Brown County and is bounded by Manitowoc County to the south and the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.43 square miles (94.35 km2), of which 36.30 square miles (94.01 km2) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.35 km2), or 0.37%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,651 people, 564 households, and 457 families residing in the town. The population density was 47.1 people per square mile (18.2/km²). There were 579 housing units at an average density of 16.5 per square mile (6.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.36% White, 0.24% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 564 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the town, the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $55,461, and the median income for a family was $59,013. Males had a median income of $36,776 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,841. About 4.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.