Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin

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Springfield, Wisconsin
Town
Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 43°9′57″N 89°32′44″W / 43.16583°N 89.54556°W / 43.16583; -89.54556Coordinates: 43°9′57″N 89°32′44″W / 43.16583°N 89.54556°W / 43.16583; -89.54556
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Dane
Area
• Total	36.4 sq mi (94.2 km²)
• Land	36.2 sq mi (93.8 km²)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Elevation^[1]	1,056 ft (322 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,762
• Density	76.3/sq mi (29.5/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-75875^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1584192^[1]

Springfield is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,762 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Ashton, Ashton Corners, Kingsley Corners, Martinsville, and Springfield Corners are located in Springfield.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94.2 km²), of which, 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.49%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,762 people, 967 households, and 770 families residing in the town. The population density was 76.3 people per square mile (29.5/km²). There were 993 housing units at an average density of 27.4 per square mile (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.68% White, 0.54% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 967 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $68,663, and the median income for a family was $76,295. Males had a median income of $49,792 versus $31,674 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,946. About 3.4% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Bernard Esser, farmer, businessman, and politician, lived in the town.^[3]

References

1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1883,' Biographical Sketch of Bernard Esser, pg. 488

External links

Town of Springfield website

Madison, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area

Surrounding
communities

(over 10,000)	Fitchburg° Middleton° Stoughton° Sun Prairie° Verona° Waunakee^‡

(under 10,000)	Arena^‡ Arlington^‡ Ashton Corners^† Blooming Grove* Barneveld^‡ Bristol* Burke* Columbus^‡ Cottage Grove^‡ DeForest^‡ Dunkirk* Dodgeville° Dunn* Hope^† Lodi^‡ Lake Wisconsin^§ Madison* Maple Bluff^‡ McFarland^‡ Mt Horeb^‡ Monona° Montrose* Oregon^‡ Pardeville^‡ Pleasant Springs* Portage° Poynette^‡ Ridgeway^‡ Shorewood Hills^‡ Springfield* Westport* Wisconsin Dells° Windsor^‡ Wyocena*

Counties

*town ^‡village °city ^§CDP ^†unincorporated community

Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Madison

Cities	Edgerton‡ Fitchburg Madison Middleton Monona Stoughton Sun Prairie Verona

Villages	Belleville‡ Black Earth Blue Mounds Brooklyn‡ Cambridge‡ Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield DeForest Maple Bluff Marshall Mazomanie McFarland Mount Horeb Oregon Rockdale Shorewood Hills Waunakee Windsor

Towns	Albion Berry Black Earth Blooming Grove Blue Mounds Bristol Burke Christiana Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield Dunkirk Dunn Madison Mazomanie Medina Middleton Montrose Oregon Perry Pleasant Springs Primrose Roxbury Rutland Springdale Springfield Sun Prairie Vermont Verona Vienna Westport York

Unincorporated communities	Albion Aldens Corners Ashton Ashton Corners Bakers Corners Basco Burke Daleyville Deansville Door Creek Dunkirk East Bristol Elvers Five Points Forward Hanerville Highwood Hillside Hoffman Corners Hope Indian Heights Kegonsa Kingsley Corners Klevenville Lake Windsor London‡ Lutheran Hill Martinsville Marxville Middleton Junction Montrose Morrisonville Mount Vernon Nora North Bristol Norway Grove Old Deerfield Paoli Pierceville Pine Bluff Primrose Riley Roxbury Rutland Schey Acres Seminary Springs Springfield Corners Stone Token Creek Utica Vermont Vilas West Middleton York Center

Neighborhoods	Fitchburg Center Oak Hall

Indian reservation	Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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