El Paso, Wisconsin
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El Paso is a town in Pierce County
Pierce County, Wisconsin
Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 41,019. Its county seat is Ellsworth. Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area .-Geography:...

, 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 690 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of El Paso
El Paso (community), Wisconsin
El Paso is an unincorporated community located in the town of El Paso, Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States....

 is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Waverly
Waverly, Wisconsin
Waverly is an unincorporated community located in the towns of El Paso and Rock Elm, Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. Waverly is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 72 and County Highway CC east of Ellsworth....

 is also located partially in the town,

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 35.1 square miles (90.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 690 people, 233 households, and 181 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 19.7 people per square mile (7.6/km²). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 6.8 per square mile (2.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.13% White, 0.43% Native American, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 233 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,375, and the median income for a family was $52,143. Males had a median income of $32,368 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $19,441. About 3.3% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.
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