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Wrightstown, Wisconsin
Location of Wrightstown in Brown & Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin.
Location of Wrightstown in Brown & Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin.
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
Counties Brown, Outagamie
Area
 • Total 4.52 sq mi (11.71 km2)
 • Land 4.31 sq mi (11.17 km2)
 • Water 0.21 sq mi (0.53 km2)
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,827
 • Estimate 
(2019)
3,508
 • Density 813.17/sq mi (313.99/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 920
FIPS code 55-89175
GNIS feature ID 1584485

Wrightstown is a village in Brown and Outagamie counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,827 at the 2010 census. Of this, 2,676 were in Brown County, and 151 were in Outagamie County. The village is surrounded mostly by the westernmost part of the Town of Wrightstown in Brown County. On February 28, 2002, the village annexed a portion of land within the adjacent Town of Kaukauna in Outagamie County.

Wrightstown is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Wrightstown has been in operation since 1852. The village was named for Joel Wright, the owner of the original town site.

Geography

Wrightstown is located at 44°20′N 88°10′W / 44.333°N 88.167°W / 44.333; -88.167 (44.326, -88.164).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.30 square miles (11.14 km2), of which, 4.09 square miles (10.59 km2) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) is water.

The Fox River runs through the middle of the village.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 450
1890 476 5.8%
1900 420 −11.8%
1910 525 25.0%
1920 571 8.8%
1930 612 7.2%
1940 718 17.3%
1950 761 6.0%
1960 840 10.4%
1970 1,020 21.4%
1980 1,169 14.6%
1990 1,262 8.0%
2000 1,934 53.2%
2010 2,827 46.2%
2020 3,179 12.5%
2019 (est.) 3,508 24.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,827 people, 1,027 households, and 776 families living in the village. The population density was 691.2 inhabitants per square mile (266.9/km2). There were 1,087 housing units at an average density of 265.8 per square mile (102.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.8% White, 0.8% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population.

There were 1,027 households, of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.17.

The median age in the village was 33 years. 31.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 8.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

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