Editing Campbell, Wisconsin

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'''Campbell''' is a town in the middle of the [[Mississippi River]] in [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. It is part of the [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]], [[Wisconsin]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 4,284 as of the 2020 Census.

All of the town's population resides in its eastern portion, on the section of French Island denoted [[French Island, Wisconsin|French Island]] [[Census-designated place|CDP]] by the [[United States Census Bureau]]. Some of the island is part of the city of La Crosse. The Town of Campbell borders the city of [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]].

==Two origins of Campbell's name==
The town was originally created in 1851, and was officially named after [[Erasmus D. Campbell]], a former [[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin]]. Today, the town of Campbell is confined to part of a large island bordered by the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] and [[Black River (Wisconsin)|Black river]]s and [[Lake Onalaska]]. This island has been traditionally known as "French Island."  Joseph French, one of the earliest settlers of the town arrived in May 1851. French's family originated from [[Leicestershire, England|Leicestershire]], England. Later, [[French-Canadian]] settlers, primarily farmers from the Canadian [[province of Quebec]], settled on the island-part of Campbell, then a much larger town between the incorporated settlements of [[Onalaska, Wisconsin|Onalaska]] and [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]].<ref>[http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/11/25/news/00lead.txt La Crosse Tribune - 7.0 : French Island residents pride themselves on their separateness from La Crosse, their lifestyle and their drinking water<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/11/25/news/01french1125.txt La Crosse Tribune - 7.0 : French Island Landmarks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/library/history/island.htm |title=French Island, Wisconsin<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=November 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005215849/http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/library/history/island.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 12.57&nbsp;square miles (32.556&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>).Of this, 3.84&nbsp;square miles (9.95&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 8.73&nbsp;square miles (22.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (69.44%) is water.
[[File:Town of Campbell map.webp|thumb|center|Town of Campbell map ]]

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type=USA
|heading=census
|1980|4118
|1990|4478
|2000|4410
|2010|4358
|2020|4284
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,410 people, 1,754 households, and 1,266 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 1,148.0 people per square mile (443.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,823 housing units at an average density of 474.5 p|er square mile (183.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 1,754 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,736, and the median income for a family was $55,439. Males had a median income of $37,165 versus $25,267 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,741. About 4.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
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==Transportation==
The [[La Crosse Regional Airport]] occupies the northern part of [[French Island, Wisconsin|French Island]].

==Notable people==
*[[Dan Kapanke]], businessman and politician
*[[Ron Kind]], lawyer and politician

==Notes==
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==References==
*[https://www.census.gov Campbell town, La Crosse County, Wisconsin] United States Census Bureau

{{La Crosse, Wisconsin}}
{{La Crosse County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in La Crosse County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]