Editing Cato, Wisconsin

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'''Cato''' is a town in [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census. A Manitowoc County park is located in the town; it is called "Cato Falls" for a [[waterfall]] on the [[Manitowoc River]].

== Communities ==

* '''[[Cato (community), Wisconsin|Cato]]''' is an [[unincorporated community]] located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin|US 10]] and County Road J (the county road south of US 10 was [[WIS 148]]).
* '''Cato Falls''' is an unincorporated community located north of the [[Manitowoc River]] at the intersection of Clark Mills Road and Leist Road. 
* '''[[Clarks Mills, Wisconsin|Clark Mills]]''' is an unincorporated community located mostly north of the County Road J/JJ intersection on County Road J. 
* '''[[Grimms, Wisconsin|Grimms]]''' is an unincorporated community at the intersection of US 10 and County Road G. '''North Grimms''' is located a short distance away on County Road G. 
* '''Madsen''' is an unincorporated community located on County Road S north of the route's intersection at [[US 151]].

==History==
A post office called Cato was established in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Manitowoc | title=Manitowoc County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> The town was named after [[Cato (town), New York|Cato, New York]], the former hometown of an early settler.<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=PA53|year=1908|page=53}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 35.3&nbsp;square miles (91.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 35.1&nbsp;square miles (91.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.62%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,616 people, 548 households, and 458 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 46.0 people per square mile (17.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 571 housing units at an average density of 16.3 per square mile (6.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.67% of the population.

There were 548 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,462, and the median income for a family was $59,145. Males had a median income of $36,384 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,434. About 3.3% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Image:CatoWisconsin.jpg|The unincorporated community of Cato
Image:ClarksMillsWisconsin.jpg|Clarks Mills
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== Infrastructure and transport ==
Cato is bisected north to south by [[U.S. Route 10]], the main road in and out of the town. The [[Manitowoc River]] runs its course about two and a half miles south of Cato. The nearest  [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate highway]] is [[Interstate 43]], where an exit near [[Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin|Manitowoc Rapids]] links with US 10. Though [[Manitowoc County Airport]] is the nearest airport, it has no regularly scheduled commercial service, and airports serving [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] and [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]] such as [[Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport]] and [[Appleton International Airport]] provide the closest commercial service to Cato.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airports Near Me - Cato, Wisconsin {{!}} Travelmath |url=https://www.travelmath.com/nearest-airport/Cato,+WI |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.travelmath.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dropped Pin |url=https://maps.apple.com/place?ll=44.142548,-87.862305&q=Dropped%20Pin |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=maps.apple.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Maurice B. Brennan]], Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, lived in the town<ref>"Farmer Well Known In Two Counties Dies," ''Manitowoc Herald Times'', August 8, 1924, pg. 1</ref>
* [[Peter J. Murphy]], Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, born in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1915,' Biographical Sketch of Peter J. Murphy, pg. 518</ref>
* [[Thomas Thornton (legislator)|Thomas Thornton]], Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, lived here and was treasurer and a member of the town school board
* [[Thorstein Veblen]], a late 19th-century economist, born in the town<ref name=dorf>{{cite book |last=Dorfman |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Dofman |title=Thorstein Veblen and His America |year=1934 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=0-678-00007-7 }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.townofcato.com Town of Cato]

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