Westford, Dodge County, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90.1 km²), of which, 30.2 square miles (78.1 km²) of it is land and 4.6 square miles (12.0 km²) of it (13.30%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 1,400 people, 551 households, and 413 families living in the town. The population density was 46.4 people per square mile (17.9/km²). There were 709 housing units at an average density of 23.5 per square mile (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.00% White, 0.07% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 1.93% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64%.[2]

Of the 551 households 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 18.9% of households were one person and 5.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.

The median household income was $48,516 and the median family income was $52,188. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $24,205 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,582. About 1.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

• Joseph Biel, farmer, businessman, and politician, lived in the town.[3]