Bell, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Bell is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
, United States
. The population was 230 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Cornucopia
, Wisconsin
is located within the town.
Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main arterial route in the community.
, the town has a total area of 60.4 square miles (156.5 km²), of which, 59.6 square miles (154.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (1.32%) is water.
of 2000, there were 230 people, 115 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density
was 3.9 people per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 412 housing units at an average density of 6.9 per square mile (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.91% White, 4.35% Native American, and 1.74% from two or more races.
There were 115 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples
living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.42.
In the town the population was spread out with 14.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,688, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $18,683. About 13.6% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.6% of those sixty five or over.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 230 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Cornucopia
Cornucopia, Wisconsin
Cornucopia is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Bell in northern Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on Lake Superior at the northern end of the Bayfield Peninsula, on Wisconsin Highway 13. As of the 2010 census, its population was 98. The community...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
is located within the town.
Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main arterial route in the community.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 60.4 square miles (156.5 km²), of which, 59.6 square miles (154.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (1.32%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 230 people, 115 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 3.9 people per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 412 housing units at an average density of 6.9 per square mile (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.91% White, 4.35% Native American, and 1.74% from two or more races.
There were 115 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.42.
In the town the population was spread out with 14.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,688, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $18,683. About 13.6% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.6% of those sixty five or over.