Editing Christiana, Dane County, Wisconsin

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The '''Town<ref>"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355</ref> of Christiana''' is located in [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,235 at the 2020 census. It is named after [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Township of Christiana Named by Early Norwegian Settler |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27084289/christiana_wi/ |newspaper=The Capital Times |date=February 19, 1923 |page=8 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |access-date = January 11, 2019 }} {{Open access}}</ref> (formerly Christiania) and has one of the highest [[Norwegian Americans#Communities by percentage of Norwegians|percentages of Norwegian ancestry]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Norwegian Communities |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Norwegian.html |website=Podunk |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> The unincorporated community of Utica and the village of [[Rockdale, Wisconsin|Rockdale]] are located within the town. The village of [[Cambridge, Wisconsin|Cambridge]] is located partly within the Town.

==History==
[[File:Gunnul Olson Vindeg house built in Christiana, Dane Co., Wis., in 1840 (The first chapter of Norwegian immigration, 1896).png|thumb|left|Gunnul Olson Vindeg house was built in Christiana in 1840]]
The Town of Christiana was created from the [[Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin|Town of Albion]] and organized on May 6, 1847.<ref name="mad">{{cite book|title=Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns|publisher=William J. Park|location=Madison|year=1877|page=351|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luaQ6IVdY_gC&q=dane+county+history}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 35.5&nbsp;square miles (91.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 35.3&nbsp;square miles (91.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.1&nbsp;square miles (0.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.39%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,313 people, 468 households, and 356 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 37.2 people per square mile (14.4/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 492 housing units at an average density of 13.9 per square mile (5.4/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 96.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.28% of the population.

There were 468 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 115 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,042, and the median income for a family was $60,673. Males had a median income of $34,821 versus $27,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,504.  About 6.8% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
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*[[James C. Hanson]], Wisconsin State Representative
*[[Truman O. Olson]], recipient of [[Medal of Honor]], [[World War II]], [[United States Army]]
*[[Otto Onstad]], Wisconsin State Representative and chairman of the Christiana Town Board
*[[Herman J. Severson]], Wisconsin State Senator and jurist
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://townofchristiana.com Town of Christiana website]

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[[Category:Towns in Dane County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]