Editing Calamus, Wisconsin

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|motto                    = "Proud of our Farming Heritage"

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'''Calamus''' is a town in [[Dodge County, Wisconsin|Dodge County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of [[South Beaver Dam, Wisconsin|South Beaver Dam]] is located in the town. The unincorporated community of [[Lost Lake, Wisconsin|Lost Lake]] is also located partially in the town.

==History==
The town was founded on January 22, 1846.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=7733&term_type_id=2&term_type_text=places&letter=C|title=Calamus, Town of, Dodge Co.
|publisher= Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 36.5&nbsp;square miles (94.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 36.1&nbsp;square miles (93.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.5&nbsp;square miles (1.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (1.29%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,005 people, 379 households, and 297 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 27.9 people per square mile (10.8/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 396 housing units at an average density of 11.0 per square mile (4.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.70% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.90% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 379 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 14.8% 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 2.65 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,000, and the median income for a family was $54,107. Males had a median income of $33,636 versus $24,671 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,818. About 5.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Dodge County, Wisconsin}}

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