Whitestown, Wisconsin

Whitestown, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Whitestown, Wisconsin Location of Whitestown, Wisconsin
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Vernon
Area
• Total	35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Land	35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	509
• Density	14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-86900
GNIS feature ID	1584431

Whitestown is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 509 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Rockton is located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.0 square miles (90.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 509 people, 167 households, and 122 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.5 people per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 6.9 per square mile (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.45% White, 0.20% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 167 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the town the population was spread out with 35.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,472, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $30,278 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,289. About 7.1% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.