Glen Haven, Wisconsin

Glen Haven, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Glen Haven, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°48′40″N 91°0′31″W / 42.81111°N 91.00861°W / 42.81111; -91.00861
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Grant
Area
• Total	35.4 sq mi (91.6 km²)
• Land	34.3 sq mi (88.7 km²)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
Elevation^[1]	1,017 ft (310 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	490
• Density	14.3/sq mi (5.5/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-29525^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1583284^[1]

Glen Haven is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. According to the 2000 census, the town population was 490. The census-designated place of Glen Haven is located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.6 km²), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.7 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²) of it (3.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 490 people, 185 households, and 143 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.3 people per square mile (5.5/km²). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 5.8 per square mile (2.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.59% White and 0.41% Asian.

There were 185 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,929, and the median income for a family was $30,481. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,077. About 9.3% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

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. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Lancaster

Cities	Boscobel Cuba City‡ Fennimore Lancaster Platteville

Villages	Bagley Bloomington Blue River Cassville Dickeyville Hazel Green‡ Livingston‡ Montfort‡ Mount Hope Muscoda‡ Patch Grove Potosi Tennyson Woodman

Towns	Beetown Bloomington Boscobel Cassville Castle Rock Clifton Ellenboro Fennimore Glen Haven Harrison Hazel Green Hickory Grove Jamestown Liberty Lima Little Grant Marion Millville Mount Hope Mount Ida Muscoda North Lancaster Paris Patch Grove Platteville Potosi Smelser South Lancaster Waterloo Watterstown Wingville Woodman Wyalusing

CDPs	Glen Haven Kieler Sandy Hook

Unincorporated communities	Annaton Arthur Beetown Bigpatch British Hollow Brodtville Buena Vista Burton Castle Rock Centerville Cornelia Diamond Grove Ellenboro Elmo Fair Play Five Points Flora Fountain Georgetown Hickory Grove Homer Hurricane Lancaster Junction Louisburg McCartney Millville Mount Ida North Andover Prairie Corners Preston Rockville Rutledge Saint Rose Shady Dell Sinsinawa Stitzer Union Van Buren Werley Wyalusing

Ghost town	Sinnipee

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

Coordinates: 42°49′35″N 91°04′15″W / 42.82639°N 91.07083°W / 42.82639; -91.07083

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