Editing Bear Lake, Wisconsin

{{for|the community in Rusk County|Bear Lake, Rusk County, Wisconsin}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron]]

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Bear Lake town, Barron County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Bear%20Lake%20town,%20Barron%20County,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>
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'''Bear Lake''' is a town in [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 670 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 659 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500505650| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161758/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500505650| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bear Lake town, Barron County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 2, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
The town of Bear Lake is located along the northern border of Barron County. The town's namesake lake lies in the northern portion of the town, extending north into [[Washburn County, Wisconsin|Washburn County]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|91|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|85|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 6.64%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 587 people, 219 households, and 176 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 17.9 people per square mile (6.9/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 258 housing units at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 99.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 219 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,271, and the median income for a family was $46,786. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,380. About 4% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.townofbearlake.com/ Town of Bear Lake official website]

{{Barron County, Wisconsin}}

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