Blue Mounds (town), Wisconsin

Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin.

Blue Mounds is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 842 at the 2000 census. The Village of Blue Mounds is located within the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.0 square miles (85.5 km²), of which, 33.0 square miles (85.5 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 842 people, 291 households, and 247 families residing in the town. The population density was 25.5 people per square mile (9.8/km²). There were 300 housing units at an average density of 9.1 per square mile (3.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.34% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 291 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,429, and the median income for a family was $64,028. Males had a median income of $41,563 versus $29,205 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,696. About 4.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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

Coordinates: 42°59′43″N 89°46′48″W / 42.99528°N 89.78000°W / 42.99528; -89.78000