Marcellon, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²), of which, 35.5 square miles (91.9 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 1,024 people in 362 households, including 287 families, in the town. The population density was 28.8 people per square mile (11.1/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 10.7 per square mile (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.93% White, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59%.[2]

Of the 362 households 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 15.7% of households were one person and 6.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.16.

The age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median household income was $48,333 and the median family income was $50,625. Males had a median income of $31,759 versus $24,760 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,488. About 6.7% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.