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Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin

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In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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the Pine is 2d growth & very poor. It is subject to fires(?) and If attended to would eventually alter the kinds of Timber to Oak as in places It can be distinctly seen where the fire has been the most severe. The streams are not durable being fed by the swamps the surface is generally level
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living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.26.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 45,114, and the median income for a family was $ 47,361. Males had a median income of $ 29,833 versus $ 27,734 for females. The
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was 24.8 people per square mile (9.6/km). There were 316 housing units at an average density of 9.2 per square mile (3.5/km). The racial makeup of the town was 99.65%
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The general character of this Township is 2d & 3d rate the soil is mostly poor loam & sand, the timber is mostly
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There were 291 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were
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in the summer of 1851 by a crew working for the U.S. government. That fall another crew marked all the
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for the town was $ 18,783. About 3.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the
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of 2000, there were 856 people, 291 households, and 238 families residing in the town. The
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This article is about the town in Wood County. For the town in Rock County, see
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The six mile square that would become the town of Rock was first
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Looking southeast across Rock from the Nasonville ridge
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Location of the Town of Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin
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Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin
Town
Location of the Town of Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin
44°32′55″N 90°14′56″W / 44.54861°N 90.24889°W / 44.54861; -90.24889
Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
County
Wood
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
Area code(s)
715 & 534
FIPS code
GNIS
PLSS
http://www.town.rock.wi.us
Wood County
Wisconsin
Lindsey
Nasonville

United States Census Bureau
surveyed
section corners
six mile squares

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