Buchanan, Wisconsin

Buchanan, Wisconsin
Town
Town hall
Motto: "In the Spirit of Town Government"
Location of Buchanan, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°15′26″N 88°17′36″W / 44.25722°N 88.29333°W / 44.25722; -88.29333Coordinates: 44°15′26″N 88°17′36″W / 44.25722°N 88.29333°W / 44.25722; -88.29333
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Outagamie
Area
• Total	16.9 sq mi (43.8 km²)
• Land	16.6 sq mi (43.0 km²)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
Elevation^[1]	719 ft (219 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	5,827
• Density	351.3/sq mi (135.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	920
FIPS code	55-10750^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1582881^[1]
Website	Town of Buchanan, Wisconsin

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Buchanan is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,827 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Darboy is located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.9 square miles (43.8 km²), of which, 16.6 square miles (43.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (2.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 5,827 people, 1,846 households, and 1,583 families residing in the town. The population density was 351.3 people per square mile (135.6/km²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 112.6 per square mile (43.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.30% White, 0.15% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 1,846 households out of which 52.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.6% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 10.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $65,410, and the median income for a family was $68,405. Males had a median income of $46,482 versus $31,285 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,729. About 0.4% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

Business

Wisconsin International Raceway is located on County Road KK, East of Highway 55 in the town of Buchanan.

References

1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

Town of Buchanan, Wisconsin website

Appleton / Fox Cities metropolitan area, Wisconsin

Core cities	Appleton° Neenah° Oshkosh°

Largest municipalities over 10,000 in 2010	Fox Crossing^‡ Grand Chute* Greenville* Harrison* Kaukauna° Little Chute^‡ Menasha°

Municipalities under 10,000 in 2010	Apple Creek^† Buchanan* Butte des Morts^† Center* Clayton* Combined Locks^‡ Darboy^† Dundas^† Forest Junction^§ Freedom* Harbor Springs^† Harrison^‡ Hortonville^‡ Kaukauna* Kimberly^‡ Mackville^† Neenah* Omro° Omro* Oshkosh* Sherwood^‡ Vandenbroek* Winchester^§ Winchester* Winnebago^† Winneconne^‡ Winneconne* Woodville* Wrightstown^‡^

Counties	Outagamie Winnebago Calumet

*town ^‡village °city ^§CDP ^†unincorporated community ^partial

Municipalities and communities of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Appleton

Cities	Appleton‡ Kaukauna‡ New London‡ Seymour

Villages	Bear Creek Black Creek Combined Locks Harrison‡ Hortonville Howard‡ Kimberly Little Chute Nichols Shiocton Wrightstown‡

Towns	Black Creek Bovina Buchanan Center Cicero Dale Deer Creek Ellington Freedom Grand Chute Greenville Hortonia Kaukauna Liberty Maine Maple Creek Oneida Osborn Seymour Vandenbroek

CDP	Dale

Unincorporated communities	Apple Creek Binghamton Center Valley Cicero Chicago Corners Darboy Five Corners Freedom Greenville Hamples Corner Isaar Leeman Mackville Medina Murphy Corner Oneida Sniderville‡ Stephensville Sugar Bush Twelve Corners

Indian reservation	Oneida Nation of Wisconsin‡

Ghost towns	Grand Chute Lawesburg Lime Rock Wakefield

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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