Stockholm (town), Wisconsin
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Stockholm is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin
, United States
. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. The Village of Stockholm
is located within the town.
, Sweden
.The area was surveyed and a plat lay out for a community the Swedish immigrant settlers called Stockholm. Early industries included fishing and clamming. Commercial fish provided thousands of barrels of Lake Pepin
fish for the eastern markets. Clamming provided the raw material for button factories. Twenty years of harvesting diminished the supply, signaling the end of this business. The ice industry began as soon as the Burlington Railroad was completed through Stockholm. It was the only place on Lake Pepin where ice was shipped to the large cities.
, the town has a total area of 21.7 square miles (56.3 km²), of which, 15.4 square miles (39.8 km²) of it is land and 6.4 square miles (16.5 km²) of it (29.35%) is water.
of 2000, there were 75 people, 35 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density
was 4.9 people per square mile (1.9/km²). There were 65 housing units at an average density of 4.2 per square mile (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 35 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples
living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.54.
In the town the population was spread out with 17.3% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 38.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $21,329. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.
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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. The Village of Stockholm
Stockholm, Wisconsin
Stockholm is a village in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States, founded in 1854 by immigrants from Karlskoga, Sweden. The population was 97 at the 2000 census...
is located within the town.
History
In 1854, this site at the foot of the Mississippi bluffs was the destination of more than 200 emigrants from the impoverished village of Bjurtjärn, in VärmlandVärmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.The area was surveyed and a plat lay out for a community the Swedish immigrant settlers called Stockholm. Early industries included fishing and clamming. Commercial fish provided thousands of barrels of Lake Pepin
Lake Pepin
Lake Pepin is a naturally occurring lake, and the widest naturally occurring part of the Mississippi River, located approximately 60 miles downstream from Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is a widening of the river on the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The formation of the lake was caused by the...
fish for the eastern markets. Clamming provided the raw material for button factories. Twenty years of harvesting diminished the supply, signaling the end of this business. The ice industry began as soon as the Burlington Railroad was completed through Stockholm. It was the only place on Lake Pepin where ice was shipped to the large cities.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 21.7 square miles (56.3 km²), of which, 15.4 square miles (39.8 km²) of it is land and 6.4 square miles (16.5 km²) of it (29.35%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 75 people, 35 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 4.9 people per square mile (1.9/km²). There were 65 housing units at an average density of 4.2 per square mile (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 35 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.54.
In the town the population was spread out with 17.3% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 38.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $19,375 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 $21,329. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.