According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 90.1 km˛ (34.8 mi˛). 70.0 km˛ (27.0 mi˛) of it is land and 20.1 km˛ (7.8 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 22.31% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 615 people, 228 households, and 192 families residing in the town. The population density is 8.8/km˛ (22.8/mi˛). There are 244 housing units at an average density of 3.5/km˛ (9.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 99.19% White, 0.00% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.16% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 228 households out of which 33.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.1% are married couples living together, 2.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% are non-families. 14.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 2.95.
In the town the population is spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 115.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 109.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $53,214, and the median income for a family is $57,321. Males have a median income of $37,917 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the town is $24,766. 2.5% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.3% of those under the age of 18 and 4.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
MarathonCounty is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older.
The MarathonCounty Public Libraryheadquarter's library is located in Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A. In addition to the Wausau Library, 8 branch libraries are open in the cities of Athens, Edgar, Hatley, Marathon, Mosinee, Rothschild, Spencer, and Stratford.
He was born in Greenville township, Outagamie county, Wisconsin, August 15, 1871, and is a son of John and Rachael (Burr) Nieland, natives of Germany, the father born in Mecklenburg, September 15, 1834, and the mother in Preisen, September 17, 1834.
WILLIAM REICK, the owner of a well-cultivated tract of sixty acres in Greenville township, and one of the practical farmers and public-spirited citizens of this section, was born in Greenville township, June 4, 1863, a son of Charles and Mary (Denkter) Reick, natives of Mecklenburg, Germany.
One of the well-known families of Outagamie county, Wisconsin, is that of Schultz, which is represented in Center township by two well-known agriculturists, Theodore and Edward Schultz, sons of Carl Schultz, the founder of the family in Section 5.