Harrison, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Harrison, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Harrison, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°37′46″N 89°9′46″W / 44.62944°N 89.16278°W / 44.62944; -89.16278Coordinates: 44°37′46″N 89°9′46″W / 44.62944°N 89.16278°W / 44.62944; -89.16278
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Waupaca
Area
• Total	36.9 sq mi (95.7 km²)
• Land	36.9 sq mi (95.5 km²)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation^[1]	1,063 ft (324 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	509
• Density	13.8/sq mi (5.3/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-32925^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1583358^[1]
Website	www.townharrison-wpc-wi.org

Harrison is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 509 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Northland, Norske, and Schmidt Corner are located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.9 square miles (95.7 km²), of which, 36.9 square miles (95.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 509 people, 206 households, and 147 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.8 people per square mile (5.3/km²). There were 303 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.02% White, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 206 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 111.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,635, and the median income for a family was $48,036. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $19,432 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,409. About 1.5% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Waupaca

Cities	Clintonville Manawa Marion‡ New London‡ Waupaca Weyauwega

Villages	Big Falls Embarrass Fremont Iola Ogdensburg Scandinavia

Towns	Bear Creek Caledonia Dayton Dupont Farmington Fremont Harrison Helvetia Iola Larrabee Lebanon Lind Little Wolf Matteson Mukwa Royalton Scandinavia St. Lawrence Union Waupaca Weyauwega Wyoming

CDPs	Chain O' Lakes King Northport

Unincorporated communities	Baldwins Mill Bear Creek Corners Buckbee Carmel Cobb Town Evanswood Gills Landing Hunting‡ Lind Center Little Hope Nicholson North Readfield Norske Northland Ostrander Parfreyville Readfield Red Banks Royalton Rural Schmidt Corner Shaw Landing Sheridan Symco

Ghost towns	Granite City Granite Quarry Hatton Little Wolf Marble Nowell Petersville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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