Summit, Douglas County, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Highway 35, County Highway B, County Highway A, and County Highway BB serve as a main routes in the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 147.6 square miles (382.2 km²), of which, 146.6 square miles (379.7 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²) of it (0.65%) is water.

The town of Summit is located 22 miles south of the city of Superior.

At the 2000 census there were 1,042 people in 418 households, including 300 families, in the town. The population density was 7.1 people per square mile (2.7/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 3.8 per square mile (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.37% White, 0.29% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10%.[2]

Of the 418 households 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.4% of households were one person and 5.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.

The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.1 males.

The median household income was $42,386 and the median family income was $46,771. Males had a median income of $37,422 versus $21,635 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,275. About 5.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

The Superior School District serves the community. Four Corners Elementary School is the local elementary school.