Washington, Door County, Wisconsin
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Washington is a town located in Door County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 660.
Geography
The land area is composed of Plum Island, Detroit Island, Washington Island, Hog Island, and Rock Island. Washington Island is the largest in a chain of islands extending across Lake Michigan between the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin and the Garden Peninsula in Delta County and Schoolcraft County, Michigan.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 660 people, 293 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density is 10.0/km² (25.9/mi²). There are 903 housing units at an average density of 13.7/km² (35.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.79% White (mostly Icelander), 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.15% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 293 households out of which 25.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% are married couples living together, 6.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% are non-families. 30.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.25 and the average family size is 2.79.
In the town the population is spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 49 years. For every 100 females there are 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $31,146, and the median income for a family is $45,481. Males have a median income of $30,000 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,065. 10.5% of the population and 4.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 16.3% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.