Deer Creek, Taylor County, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Deer Creek is a town in Taylor County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. The population was 733 at the 2000 census.
, the town has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.7 km²), of which, 34.2 square miles (88.6 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
in 1851 by crews working for the U.S. government. In the fall of 1854 a different crew of surveyors marked all the section corners
in the township
, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain
and compass
. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
of 2000, there were 733 people, 241 households, and 201 families residing in the town. The population density
was 21.4 people per square mile (8.3/km²). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.50% White, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.
There were 241 households out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples
living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% 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 3.34.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $49,688, and the median income for a family was $51,607. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $21,500 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $18,503. About 6.0% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Taylor County, Wisconsin
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 20,689. Its county seat is Medford.-History:The earliest recorded event in Taylor county probably occurred in 1661, when Wisconsin was part of New France...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 733 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.7 km²), of which, 34.2 square miles (88.6 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
History
The six by six mile square that would become Deer Creek was first surveyedSurveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
in 1851 by crews working for the U.S. government. In the fall of 1854 a different crew of surveyors marked all the section corners
Section (United States land surveying)
In U.S. land surveying under the Public Land Survey System , a section is an area nominally one square mile, containing , with 36 sections making up one survey township on a rectangular grid....
in the township
Survey township
Survey township, sometimes called Congressional township, as used by the United States Public Land Survey System, refers to a square unit of land, that is nominally six miles on a side...
, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain
Gunter's chain
Gunter's chain is a measuring device used for land survey. It was designed and introduced in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter long before the development of the theodolite and other more sophisticated equipment, enabling plots of land to be accurately surveyed and plotted,...
and compass
Solar compass
The solar compass, an astronomical instrument, was first invented and made by William Austin Burt. He patented it on February 25, 1836, in the United States Patent Office as No 9428X. It received a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851...
. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
This Township contains a large number of Swamps, all of which are unfit for cultivation. The lands is nearly all unfit for farming purposes, the soil being very poor and in most places the stone and gravel comes to the surface. The Timber is of poor quality, being mostly Hemlock & Birch. Where the land is rolling, the timber is SugarSugar MapleAcer saccharum is a species of maple native to the hardwood forests of northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario, and south to Georgia and Texas...
Lind?Tilia americanaTilia americana is a species of Tilia native to eastern North America, from southeast Manitoba east to New Brunswick, southwest to northeast Texas, and southeast to South Carolina, and west along the Niobrara River to Cherry County, Nebraska...
and ElmElmElms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae. The dozens of species are found in temperate and tropical-montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ranging southward into Indonesia. Elms are components of many kinds of natural forests...
.
There is no PineEastern White PinePinus strobus, commonly known as the eastern white pine, is a large pine native to eastern North America, occurring from Newfoundland west to Minnesota and southeastern Manitoba, and south along the Appalachian Mountains to the northern edge of Georgia.It is occasionally known as simply white pine,...
worth any thing in the Township. It is well watered by small streams, but none of them are of sufficient size for millingWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
purposes.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 733 people, 241 households, and 201 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 21.4 people per square mile (8.3/km²). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.50% White, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.
There were 241 households out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% 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 3.34.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $49,688, and the median income for a family was $51,607. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $21,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $18,503. About 6.0% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.