Editing Barton, Wisconsin

{{short description|Town in Washington County, Wisconsin}}
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'''Barton''' is a town in [[Washington County, Wisconsin|Washington County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 2,546 at the [[United States Census 2000|2000 census]]. The unincorporated community of [[Young America, Wisconsin|Young America]] is located in the town.

==History==
The settlement of Barton began in 1845, when a land surveyor named Barton Salisbury arrived in the area from [[Mequon, Wisconsin|Mequon]], and identified the rapids on the [[Milwaukee River]] as a potential source of hydropower. He built a sawmill, and soon other settlers arrived in the area, which was called Salisbury's Mills at the time. Salisbury went on to found the [[Newburg, Wisconsin|Village of Newburg]] before he died in a construction accident in 1849.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Quickert |first1=Carl |title=Washington County, Wisconsin: Past and Present |date=1912 |publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company |location=Chicago, IL |pages=74–76}}</ref>

In 1848, the state legislature created the Town of Newark from land that had previously been part of the [[West Bend (town), Wisconsin|Town of West Bend]], and in 1853 the Washington County Board of Supervisors changed the name to the Town of Barton in honor of Barton Salisbury.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K4RRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2193%2C4879340 | title=Places | work=The Milwaukee Sentinel | date=July 29, 1980 | access-date=December 2, 2015 | pages=A3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA41|year=1908|page=41}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite web|title=Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: Town of Barton |url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/town-of-barton/#_ftn8-entry  |publisher=University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>

Many sawmills and gristmills sprang up on the river in the town's early years, and by 1855, the town's population was over 1,000, making it larger than neighboring [[West Bend, Wisconsin|West Bend]]. The first settlers were predominantly German immigrant farmers. The first church was a German Methodist church established in 1850. In 1852, the non-German settlers in the town organized the Presbyterian Society of Newark.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> The first Roman Catholic service in the town was held on Christmas Day, 1857.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Quickert |first1=Carl |title=Washington County, Wisconsin: Past and Present |date=1912 |publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company |location=Chicago, IL |page=40}}</ref> On August 12, 1858, an Austrian missionary named Father Caspar Rehrl established the Roman Catholic [[Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes]] in Barton and built the historic St. Agnes Convent and School.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Agnes Convent and School|url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/NationalRegister/NR2134|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> In its early years, the order was dedicated to education, and sisters worked in rural schools in Barton and surrounding communities.<ref name=csa>[https://www.csasisters.org/about-us/history.cfm "History", Congregation of Sisters of Saint Agnes]</ref>

In April of 1925, the Village of Barton was incorporated out of some of the town's land. A vote was held in the Town of Barton to determine if a village should be incorporated on April 21st, 1925. The results of the vote were 134 in favor and 90 opposed.<ref>West Bend News April, 1925</ref> Later on September 12th, 1961 another vote was held in the city of West Bend and the village of Barton to determine if the village should consolidate into the city. The results in the village of Barton were 384 in favor and 187 opposed, while in West Bend it was 1,147 in favor and 643 opposed.<ref>West Bend News September 20th, 1961</ref> The village was annexed by the City of West Bend on November 1, 1961. In the 21st century, much of the Town of Barton's land is used for agriculture.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>


{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ class="nowrap" | List Of Village Presidents (1925 - 1961)<ref>West Bend News 1925 - 1961</ref>

! colspan="2"|Village President
!Term in Office
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1
| rowspan="2"|'''Joseph Van Beek''' 
''Office Established''<br>
 |rowspan="2"| April 21st, 1925<br />–<br />1934
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2
| rowspan="2"|'''Anthony H. Otten'''<br>
 |rowspan="2"| 1934<br />–<br /> 1957
|-
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|-
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 3
| rowspan="2"|'''Karl A. Steinert'''
''Office Disestablished''<br>
 |rowspan="2"| 1957<br />–<br /> November 1st, 1961
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|-
|-
|}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 19.5&nbsp;square miles (50.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 19.2&nbsp;square miles (49.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (1.23%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,546 people, 896 households, and 746 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 132.5 people per square mile (51.1/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 919 housing units at an average density of 47.8 per square mile (18.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 896 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $64,861, and the median income for a family was $69,730. Males had a median income of $43,245 versus $30,293 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,039. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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== Notable people ==

* [[William Caldwell (Wisconsin politician)|William Caldwell]], Representative who was a member of the [[1st Wisconsin Legislature]]
* [[Joseph W. Holehouse]], Wisconsin State Representative
* [[James R. Lewis (legislator)|James R. Lewis]], [[evangelism|evangelist]], businessman and former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the Assembly who was removed from office after being convicted of [[perjury]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.co.washington.wi.us/county.iml?mdl=municipality.mdl&MuniID=4 Town of Barton] ''information from Washington County website''
 
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[[Category:Towns in Washington County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]