Townsend, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.5 square miles (109.9 km²), of which, 39.0 square miles (101.0 km²) of it is land and 3.5 square miles (9.0 km²) of it (8.15%) is surface water.

At the 2000 census there were 963 people in 436 households, including 313 families, in the town. The population density was 24.7 people per square mile (9.5/km²). There were 1,450 housing units at an average density of 37.2 per square mile (14.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.51% White, 0.10% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73%.[2]

Of the 436 households 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 24.1% of households were one person and 11.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.55.

The age distribution was 16.9% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% 65 or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median household income was $28,456 and the median family income was $36,875. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,680. About 3.9% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

• Russ Bauers, baseball player[3]