Lakeside, Wisconsin facts for kids
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Lakeside, Wisconsin
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Location of Lakeside, Wisconsin
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Douglas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.9 sq mi (103.3 km2) |
| • Land | 39.9 sq mi (103.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
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| • Total | 609 |
| • Density | 15.3/sq mi (5.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
54864
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| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-41800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583517 |
| Website | townoflakeside.us |
Lakeside is a small town located in Douglas County, Wisconsin, in the United States. In the year 2000, about 609 people lived there. The town got its name because it is right on the shore of Lake Superior, which is one of the Great Lakes!
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Getting Around Lakeside
The main road that helps people travel through Lakeside is Wisconsin Highway 13. It connects the community to other places.
Lakeside's Location and Land
Lakeside is a town with a total area of about 39.9 square miles (which is about 103.3 square kilometers). Almost all of this area is land, with only a tiny bit being water.
This town is located about 17 miles east of a bigger city called Superior.
Who Lives in Lakeside?
Based on information from the year 2000, there were 609 people living in Lakeside. These people lived in 226 different homes, and 169 of these were families.
The town had about 15.3 people living in each square mile. Most of the people living in Lakeside were White (about 97.87%). A smaller number were Native American (0.66%), and some were from two or more different backgrounds (1.48%). A very small number (0.33%) were of Hispanic or Latino heritage.
Homes and Families
Out of the 226 homes in Lakeside:
- About 32.7% of them had children under 18 years old living there.
- Most homes (64.2%) were married couples living together.
- A few (6.2%) were homes where a female was the head of the household without a husband present.
- About 25.2% were not family households.
- Nearly 19.5% of all homes had just one person living in them.
- About 8.4% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
On average, there were about 2.69 people in each home, and about 3.15 people in each family.
Age Groups in Lakeside
The people in Lakeside were spread out across different age groups:
- About 26.6% were under 18 years old.
- About 6.1% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- The largest group, about 31.2%, were between 25 and 44 years old.
- About 24.1% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- About 12.0% were 65 years old or older.
The average age of people in Lakeside was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were about 105.1 males.
See also
In Spanish: Lakeside (Wisconsin) para niños
