Plainfield (town), Wisconsin facts for kids
Plainfield is a small town located in Waushara County, Wisconsin, in the United States. In the year 2000, about 533 people lived here. The village of Plainfield is actually right inside the town. There's also a historic place called West Plainfield, which used to be a "ghost town" but is now where the town hall is.
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Plainfield's Location and Size
Plainfield is a town with a total area of about 34 square miles (which is about 88 square kilometers). Almost all of this area is land. Only a tiny bit, about 0.03%, is water. This information comes from the United States Census Bureau.
Who Lives in Plainfield?
In the year 2000, a study called the census counted 533 people living in Plainfield. These people lived in 198 different homes. Most of the people living in Plainfield were White. A small number were from other backgrounds.
The town had about 15.7 people living in each square mile. This is called the population density.
Families and Households
Out of the 198 homes, about 35% had children under 18 living there. Most homes, about 62%, were married couples living together. Some homes had a single female head of household. About 19% of homes were individuals living alone. About 7% of these were people aged 65 or older.
On average, about 2.7 people lived in each home. For families, the average was about 3.1 people.
Age Groups in Plainfield
The people in Plainfield were spread across different age groups:
- About 28% were under 18 years old.
- About 7.5% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- About 26.6% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- About 25% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- About 12.6% were 65 years old or older.
The average age of people in Plainfield was 37 years old. For every 100 females, there were about 116 males.
See also
In Spanish: Plainfield (condado de Waushara, Wisconsin) para niños
