Oakfield (town), Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 767 people in 252 households, including 203 families, in the town. The population density was 21.5 people per square mile (8.3/km²). There were 267 housing units at an average density of 7.5 per square mile (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.61% White, 0.13% Native American and 0.26% Asian. 0.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[1] Of the 252 households 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 16.7% of households were one person and 7.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.46.

The age distribution was 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.6 males.

The median household income was $51,917 and the median family income was $53,558. Males had a median income of $37,375 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,615. About 0.9% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

• Henry D. Hitt, legislator[2]
• Almon Swan, legislator[3]
• Edgar Wilcox, legislator[4]

On July 18, 1996 A supercell thunderstorm dropped an F5 tornado which destroyed much of the town. The tornado roped out in the town of Eden. There were a total of 12 tornadoes that day in southeast Wisconsin.

• Town of Oakfield, Wisconsin