Wolf River, Langlade County, Wisconsin

Wolf River, Wisconsin
Town
Town hall and fire station on WIS 55
Location of Wolf River, Wisconsin
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Langlade
Area
• Total	118.8 sq mi (307.6 km2)
• Land	116.6 sq mi (302.0 km2)
• Water	2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2)
Elevation	1,444 ft (440 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	856
• Density	7.3/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-88450
GNIS feature ID	1584468

Wolf River is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 856 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Hollister, Langlade, and Markton are located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 118.8 square miles (307.6 km²), of which, 116.6 square miles (302.0 km²) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.6 km²) of it (1.84%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 856 people, 368 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.3 people per square mile (2.8/km²). There were 746 housing units at an average density of 6.4 per square mile (2.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.95% White, 0.58% Native American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 368 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,413, and the median income for a family was $36,771. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $21,797 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,224. About 4.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.