Price is a town in
Langlade CountyLanglade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 20,740. Its county seat is Antigo.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water...
,
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,
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. The population was 243 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of
BryantBryant is an unincorporated community located in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Bryant is located on Wisconsin Highway 52 northeast of Antigo, in the town of Price. Bryant had a post office, which closed on August 16, 1997....
and
Sherry JunctionSherry Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Price, Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Sherry Junction is located on Wisconsin Highway 52 northeast of Antigo....
are located in the town.
Geography
According to the
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, the town has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km²), of which, 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.41%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 243 people, 92 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 6.7 people per square mile (2.6/km²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 2.8 per square mile (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.18% White, 0.41% Native American, and 0.41% from two or more races.
There were 92 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were
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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $55,833. Males had a median income of $43,500 versus $19,107 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $20,338. About 3.0% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those sixty five or over.