Lima, Grant County, Wisconsin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lima, Wisconsin
Town
Town hall
Location of Lima, Wisconsin
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Grant
Area
• Total	36.6 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Land	36.5 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	988 ft (301 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	721
• Density	19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-44050
GNIS feature ID	1583555

Lima is a small town located in Grant County, Wisconsin, in the United States. In the year 2000, about 721 people lived there. Two smaller communities, Arthur and Union, are also part of the town of Lima.

Geography of Lima

Lima covers an area of about 36.6 square miles (which is about 94.7 square kilometers). Almost all of this area is land. Only a tiny part, about 0.03%, is water. This means Lima is mostly made up of land, with very little water like lakes or rivers within its borders.

People of Lima

In 2000, a study called the census counted the people living in Lima. Here's what they found:

Population and Homes

• There were 721 people living in Lima.
• These people lived in 237 different homes.
• Most of these homes, 191, were families.
• The town had about 19.7 people per square mile (7.6 people per square kilometer).
• There were 251 places to live, like houses, in the town.

Who Lives in Lima?

• Most people (98.61%) were White.
• A small number of people were African American (0.28%), Native American (0.14%), or Asian (0.97%).
• About 0.42% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

Families and Age Groups

• Almost 40% of homes had children under 18 living there.
• Most homes (72.6%) were married couples living together.
• About 14% of homes were single people living alone.
• The average home had about 3 people.
• The average family had about 3.4 people.

The people in Lima were of different ages:

• About 31.8% were under 18 years old.
• About 8.5% were between 18 and 24 years old.
• About 28.6% were between 25 and 44 years old.
• About 22.6% were between 45 and 64 years old.
• About 8.6% were 65 years old or older.

The average age in Lima was 33 years.

Money and Income

• The average income for a home in Lima was $39,464 per year.
• The average income for a family was $40,179 per year.
• Men generally earned more than women.
• The average income per person in the town was $15,187.
• Some families (7.6%) and people (13.6%) had incomes below what is considered the poverty line, meaning they had less money to meet their basic needs. This included about 21.4% of children under 18 and 7.1% of people 65 or older.

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