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Oak Grove, Pierce County, Wisconsin

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Pierce

Area code(s)
  
715 & 534

Elevation
  
312 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:46 PM

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

FIPS code
  
55-59025

Population
  
2,150 (2010)

Oak Grove, Pierce County, Wisconsin

Weather
  
2°C, Wind N at 19 km/h, 31% Humidity

Area
  
103.1 km² (101.8 km² Land / 129 ha Water)

Oak Grove is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,150 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Smith Landing is located in the town.

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Map of Oak Grove, WI, USA

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.1 km²), of which, 39.3 square miles (101.7 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²) of it (1.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,150 people, 722 households, and 610 families residing in the town. The population density was 54.7 people per square mile (21.1/km²). There were 761 housing units at an average density of 19.4 per square mile (7.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.72% White, 0.14% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 722 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.1% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town, the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $91,859, and the median income for a family was $94,625. Males had a median income of $57,132 versus $44,674 for females. The per capita income for the town was $35,374. About 1.9% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • Father Solanus Casey, Roman Catholic priest, and who was declared venerable by Pope John Paul II, was born on a farm in Oak Grove.
  • References

    Oak Grove, Pierce County, Wisconsin Wikipedia