Mount Hope (town), Wisconsin facts for kids

The Town of Mount Hope is a small community in Grant County, Wisconsin, in the United States. It's a type of local government area, like a small district. In 2000, about 225 people lived there. The village of Mount Hope and a smaller area called Shady Dell are both found within this town.

Where is Mount Hope?

The Town of Mount Hope covers an area of about 29.9 square miles (77.4 square kilometers). That's roughly the size of 15,000 football fields! All of this area is land, meaning there are no large lakes or rivers within its borders.

Who Lives in Mount Hope?

Every ten years, the United States counts all its people. This count is called a census. The census helps us understand how many people live in different places and what their communities are like.

Population in 2000

In the year 2000, the census showed that 225 people lived in the Town of Mount Hope. This means there were about 7.5 people living in every square mile of the town.

Most of the people living in Mount Hope were White. A very small number of people were from two or more different backgrounds. No one in the town was reported as Hispanic or Latino in that census.

Households and Families

There were 84 households in the town. A household means all the people living in one home. Out of these, 60 were families.

• About 3 out of 10 households had children under 18 living with them.
• Most households (about 65%) were married couples living together.
• A small number of households (about 4%) had a female head of the house with no husband present.
• About 2 out of 10 households were made up of people living alone.
• About 1 out of 10 households had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

On average, there were about 2 to 3 people living in each home.

Age Groups

The people in Mount Hope were of different ages:

• About 25% of the population were under 18 years old.
• About 7% were young adults, aged 18 to 24.
• About 29% were adults aged 25 to 44.
• About 27% were adults aged 45 to 64.
• About 12% were 65 years old or older.

The average age of people in Mount Hope was 40 years old. For every 100 females, there were about 106 males.

Income and Economy

In 2000, the average income for a household in Mount Hope was $35,000 per year. For families, the average income was $38,750 per year.

• Men generally earned more than women.
• About 11% of families and almost 10% of all people in the town were living below the poverty line. This means their income was not enough to cover basic needs.
• This included about 4% of children under 18 and about 16% of people aged 65 or older.

See also

In Spanish: Mount Hope (condado de Grant, Wisconsin) para niños