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Rome, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jefferson

Population
  
689 (2010)

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)


Area
  
10.22 km² (9.604 km² Land / 61 ha Water)

Rome is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Sullivan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, along the Bark River. The population was 689 at the 2010 census.

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Map of Rome, WI, USA

Geography

Rome is located at 42°58′50″N 88°37′54″W (42.980687, -88.631634).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 km²), of which 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) (6.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 574 people, 220 households, and 168 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 145.7 people per square mile (56.2/km²). There were 236 housing units at an average density of 59.9/sq mi (23.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.30% White, 0.17% African American, 0.35% Native American, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 220 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,357, and the median income for a family was $60,875. Males had a median income of $36,938 versus $24,063 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,622. About 2.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • George Frohmader, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and merchant, was born in Rome.
  • References

    Rome, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Wikipedia