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Woodboro, Wisconsin
The unincorporated community of Woodboro in the town of Woodboro
Location of Woodboro, Wisconsin
Location of Woodboro, Wisconsin
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Oneida
Government
 • Type Civil Town exercising Village Powers
Area
 • Total 37.0 sq mi (95.7 km2)
 • Land 34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2)
 • Water 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2)
Elevation
1,617 ft (493 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total 685
 • Density 19.8/sq mi (7.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
FIPS code 55-88625
GNIS feature ID 1584473

Woodboro is a small town located in Oneida County, Wisconsin, in the United States. In the year 2000, about 685 people lived there.

The town of Woodboro is home to a smaller, unnamed community also called Woodboro. It's like a neighborhood within the town. There was also once a "ghost town" called Manson located here, which means it's a town that used to exist but is now empty.

Geography of Woodboro

Woodboro covers a total area of about 37 square miles (95.7 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, about 34.6 square miles (89.6 square kilometers). The rest, about 2.4 square miles (6.1 square kilometers), is water. This means there are lakes, rivers, or other water bodies within the town's borders.

Who Lives in Woodboro?

Let's look at the people who lived in Woodboro in 2000.

Population and Homes

There were 685 people living in Woodboro. These people lived in 310 different homes. Out of these homes, 208 were families. This means about 19.8 people lived in every square mile of the town.

There were also 592 housing units in total. A housing unit is a house, apartment, or other place where people can live. On average, there were about 17.1 housing units per square mile.

Diversity in Woodboro

Most of the people in Woodboro in 2000 were White, making up about 99.42% of the population. A small number of people were Asian (0.29%), or from other races. About 0.73% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

Families and Households

About 21.6% of the homes had children under 18 living there. Most homes (62.6%) were married couples living together. A smaller number (3.5%) were homes where a mother lived with her children but without a husband. About 26.8% of all homes were individuals living alone. About 10% of these single-person homes were people aged 65 or older.

On average, about 2.21 people lived in each home. For families, the average size was a bit larger, with about 2.67 people.

Age Groups

The people in Woodboro were spread across different age groups:

  • 18.4% were under 18 years old.
  • 4.4% were between 18 and 24 years old.
  • 28.8% were between 25 and 44 years old.
  • 32.3% were between 45 and 64 years old.
  • 16.2% were 65 years old or older.

The average age of people in Woodboro was 44 years old. For every 100 females, there were about 105.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were about 104.8 males.

Money Matters

In 2000, the average income for a home in Woodboro was $42,054 per year. For families, the average income was $51,250 per year. Men generally earned more, with an average income of $37,788, while women earned about $24,792. The average income per person in the town was $21,079.

About 4.0% of families and 6.7% of all people in Woodboro lived below the poverty line. This included no one under 18, but about 18.8% of people aged 65 or older.

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