Buchanan is a town in Outagamie County

Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Outagamie is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Appleton. As of the 2009 census estimate, its population was 177,155....

, Wisconsin

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, United States

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. The population was 5,827 at the 2000 census. The urbanized portions of the towns of Harrison

Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin

Harrison is a town in Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 10,839 at the 2010 census. Parts of the town of Harrison and town of Buchanan are collectively known locally as Darboy. The unincorporated communities of Harrison and Highland Beach are located in the town...

 and Buchanan are collectively known locally as Darboy

Darboy, Wisconsin

Darboy is an unincorporated community in Calumet and Outagamie Counties in the Fox Cities area of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located in the towns of Harrison and Buchanan, Darboy extends from Manitowoc Road on the south, CE on the north, State Park Road on the east, and Highway 441 on the west...

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 16.9 square miles (43.8 km²), of which, 16.6 square miles (43.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (2.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 5,827 people, 1,846 households, and 1,583 families residing in the town. The population density

Population density

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 was 351.3 people per square mile (135.6/km²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 112.6 per square mile (43.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.30% White, 0.15% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.07% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 1,846 households out of which 52.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.6% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 10.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $65,410, and the median income for a family was $68,405. Males had a median income of $46,482 versus $31,285 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the town was $22,729. About 0.4% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

Business

Wisconsin International Raceway

Wisconsin International Raceway

The Wisconsin International Raceway is a stockcar racing oval and drag strip in the Town of Buchanan, in Outagamie County, just outside Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA.-Stockcar track:...

is located on County Road KK, East of Highway 55 in the town of Buchanan.