Editing City Point, Wisconsin

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'''City Point''' is a town in [[Jackson County, Wisconsin|Jackson County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 189 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of [[City Point (community), Wisconsin|City Point]], [[Pray, Wisconsin|Pray]], and [[Spaulding, Wisconsin|Spaulding]] are located in the town.

==History==

The town of City Point occupies the northeast corner of Jackson County.  It was originally named the town of Sullivan, which had been formed in 1879 from portions of the towns of [[Manchester, Jackson County, Wisconsin|Manchester]] and [[Albion, Jackson County, Wisconsin|Albion]], and named after local resident John L. Sullivan (1849–1902).<ref name="1880census">[https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1883/dec/vol-01-population.html 1880 Census: Volume 1. Statistics of the Population of the United States - General Population Tables, Table III], p. 369 (1883)</ref><ref name="sullivan1">[http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/1data/22/22399.htm Bio: John L. Sullivan], Clark County History Buffs, Retrieved November 12, 2018 (with quotes from source materials)</ref>  It was renamed the town of City Point in November 1889.<ref name="jacksonbd">[https://books.google.com/books?id=f-Jr_N97c2UC&pg=RA3-PA23 Official Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Jackson County, Wisconsin] (various pages)</ref>  The town of [[Bear Bluff, Wisconsin|Bear Bluff]] was created out of the town of City Point in 1894.<ref name="jacksonbd"/><ref name="1900cs"/>

==Geography==
[[File:Jackson County Townships - city point.png|thumb|left|Location of City Point highlighted in red on map of Jackson County towns]] [[File:City Point Township 1914.png|thumb|left|1914 map of town of City Point, showing locations of communities of [[City Point (community), Wisconsin|City Point]], [[Pray, Wisconsin|Pray]], and [[Spaulding, Wisconsin|Spaulding]].]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 90.2&nbsp;square miles (233.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 89.1&nbsp;square miles (230.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 1.1&nbsp;square miles (3.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (1.26%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 329
|1900= 323
|1910= 333
|1920= 412
|1930= 368
|1940= 350
|1950= 272
|1960= 222
|1970= 180
|1980= 196
|1990= 193
|2000= 189
|2010= 182
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Censuses<ref name="1900cs">[https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1901/dec/vol-01-population.html 1900 Census: Volume I. Population, Part 1 (Minor Civil Divisions - Table 5, Part 3, pdf p.76)]</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch11.pdf 1930 Census - Wisconsin population data, pdf p. 14]</ref><ref>1960 Census, Part 51 (Wisconsin), Number of Inhabitants, pdf p. 16 (1940-1960)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-51.pdf|title=1990 Census of Population and Housing: Population and Housing Unit Counts Wisconsin, p. 24 (pdf p. 40)|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-51.pdf|title=1990 Census of Population: General Population Characteristics Wisconsin, p. 426|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 189 people, 83 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 83 households, out of which 16.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $46,071. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $25,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,911. None of the families and 6.9% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 15.2% of those over 64.

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{{Jackson County, Wisconsin}}

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