Editing Alma, Jackson County, Wisconsin

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'''Alma''' is a town in [[Jackson County, Wisconsin|Jackson County]], [[Wisconsin]] in the United States. The population was 983 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]]. The [[Alma Center, Wisconsin|Village of Alma Center]] is located within the town. The ghost town of Wrightsville was also located in the town.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 58.0&nbsp;square miles (150.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which, 57.9&nbsp;square miles (150.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of it is land and 0.04&nbsp;square miles (0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of it (0.05%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 983 people, 344 households, and 265 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 17.0 people per square mile (6.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 6.8 per square mile (2.6/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 91.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.43% of the population.

There were 344 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,000, and the median income for a family was $41,979. Males had a median income of $27,260 versus $21,078 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,602. About 2.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Jackson County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in Jackson County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]