Dane (town), Wisconsin

Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin.

Dane is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 968 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Lutheran Hill is located partially in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.1 square miles (90.9 km²), of which, 35.1 square miles (90.9 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 968 people, 335 households, and 271 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.6 people per square mile (10.6/km²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 9.7 per square mile (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.76% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 335 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $64,423. Males had a median income of $36,016 versus $32,679 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,562. About 2.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Louis K. Luse, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and lawyer, was born in the town.^[2]

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1881,' Biographical Sketch of Louis Kossuth Luse, pg. 507

External links

• Town of Dane, Wisconsin

Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Madison
Cities	Edgerton‡ Fitchburg Madison Middleton Monona Stoughton Sun Prairie Verona
Villages	Belleville‡ Black Earth Blue Mounds Brooklyn‡ Cambridge‡ Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield DeForest Maple Bluff Marshall Mazomanie McFarland Mount Horeb Oregon Rockdale Shorewood Hills Waunakee Windsor
Towns	Albion Berry Black Earth Blooming Grove Blue Mounds Bristol Burke Christiana Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield Dunkirk Dunn Madison Mazomanie Medina Middleton Montrose Oregon Perry Pleasant Springs Primrose Roxbury Rutland Springdale Springfield Sun Prairie Vermont Verona Vienna Westport York
Unincorporated communities	Albion Aldens Corners Ashton Ashton Corners Bakers Corners Basco Burke Daleyville Deansville Door Creek Dunkirk East Bristol Elvers Five Points Forward Hanerville Highwood Hillside Hoffman Corners Hope Indian Heights Kegonsa Kingsley Corners Klevenville Lake Windsor London‡ Lutheran Hill Martinsville Marxville Middleton Junction Montrose Morrisonville Mount Vernon Nora North Bristol Norway Grove Old Deerfield Paoli Pierceville Pine Bluff Primrose Riley Roxbury Rutland Schey Acres Seminary Springs Springfield Corners Stone Token Creek Utica Vermont Vilas West Middleton York Center
Neighborhoods	Fitchburg Center Oak Hall
Indian reservation	Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°14′26″N 89°33′04″W / 43.24056°N 89.55111°W / 43.24056; -89.55111