Trego, Wisconsin facts for kids
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Trego, Wisconsin
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Location of Trego, Wisconsin
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Washburn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.8 sq mi (95.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 885 |
| • Density | 24.6/sq mi (9.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-80450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1584289 |
Trego is a small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin. In the year 2000, about 885 people lived there. A special area called Trego (CDP) is also part of the town.
Trego is easy to find because it sits where two major roads meet: U.S. Highway 53 and U.S. Highway 63. It is about 6 miles (10 km) north of Spooner. Trego also has its own post office with the ZIP code 54888.
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Geography of Trego
Trego is a town with a total area of about 36.8 square miles (95.2 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, which is about 35.9 square miles (93.1 square kilometers). The rest, about 0.8 square miles (2.2 square kilometers), is water. This means that about 2.28% of the town's area is covered by water.
People in Trego
Population in 2000
In 2000, a study called the census counted the people living in Trego. There were 885 people living in 347 homes. Out of these homes, 242 were families. The town had about 24.6 people living in each square mile. There were also 528 places to live, like houses, in the town.
Who Lives in Trego
Most people in Trego were White, making up about 96.95% of the population. There were also smaller groups of Native American people (1.47%) and Asian people (0.23%). Some people (1.13%) were from two or more different backgrounds. About 0.23% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.
Households and Families
About 32% of the homes in Trego had children under 18 living there. Many homes, about 61.4%, were married couples living together. Some homes (4.6%) had a female head of the house without a husband. About 30% of the homes were not families.
Almost a quarter of all homes (23.6%) had only one person living there. About 11% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. On average, about 2.55 people lived in each home, and families had about 3.02 people.
Age Groups in Trego
The people in Trego were spread out across different age groups. About 27.1% were under 18 years old. About 5.5% were between 18 and 24. People aged 25 to 44 made up 23.8% of the population. The largest group, 30.2%, was between 45 and 64 years old. About 13.3% of the people were 65 years old or older. The average age in Trego was 40 years.
For every 100 females in Trego, there were about 100.2 males. If you looked at only adults (18 and over), for every 100 females, there were about 101.6 males.
Income in 2000
In 2000, the average income for a home in Trego was $35,069. For families, the average income was $39,000. Men earned about $30,250 on average, while women earned about $23,125. The average income for each person in the town was $16,000.
About 13.4% of families and 15.1% of all people in Trego lived below the poverty line. This included 18.3% of children under 18 and 11.2% of people aged 65 or older.
See also
You can read about Trego, Wisconsin in Spanish here: Trego (Wisconsin) para niños
