Belmont (town), Wisconsin facts for kids
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Belmont, Wisconsin
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 Belmont (town), Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Belmont (town), Wisconsin
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Lafayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.03 sq mi (106.28 km2) |
| • Land | 40.93 sq mi (106.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,185 ft (361 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 767 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-065-06450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582789 |
Belmont is a small town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, in the United States. In 2010, about 767 people lived there. This was more than the 676 people who lived there in 2000. The village of Belmont is found in the southeast part of the town. Another small community called Leslie is near the center.
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Belmont's Location and Size
Belmont is in the northwest corner of Lafayette County. It shares borders with Iowa County to the north and Grant County to the west.
The town covers about 106.3 square kilometers (about 41 square miles). Most of this area is land. Only a tiny part, about 0.3 square kilometers (0.1 square miles), is water.
Who Lives in Belmont?
Let's look at the people who live in Belmont, based on information from the year 2000.
Population Details
In 2000, there were 676 people living in Belmont. These people lived in 249 different homes. About 186 of these homes were families. On average, there were about 16 people per square mile.
Most of the people living in Belmont were White (about 98.5%). A small number were Native American or from other backgrounds. About 1.2% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.
Homes and Families
Out of the 249 homes, almost 40% had children under 18 living there. About 59% of the homes were married couples living together. Some homes (about 10%) had a female head of household with no husband. About 25% of the homes were not families.
Almost 20% of all homes had just one person living there. About 5% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The average home had 2.7 people, and the average family had 3.11 people.
Age Groups
The people in Belmont were spread out across different age groups:
- About 30% were under 18 years old.
- About 8% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- About 30.6% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- About 21.7% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- About 9.8% were 65 years old or older.
The average age of people in Belmont was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were about 106.7 males.
Money and Income
In 2000, the average income for a home in Belmont was about $39,196 per year. For families, the average income was about $40,000 per year.
Males generally earned more than females. The average income for each person in the town was about $16,879. A small number of families (about 4.2%) and people (about 7.4%) lived below the poverty line. This included about 8.5% of those under 18.
See also
In Spanish: Belmont (condado de Lafayette, Wisconsin) para niños
