Editing Clinton, Barron County, Wisconsin

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[[File:Entering poskin from east.png|thumb|right|200px|Entering the unincorporated community of [[Poskin, Wisconsin|Poskin]] from the east in springtime]]
'''Clinton''' is a town in [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 870 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 879 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500515600| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161832/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500515600| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clinton town, Barron County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 2, 2014}}</ref> The [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] of [[Poskin, Wisconsin|Poskin]] is located in Clinton, along [[U.S. Route 8]].

==Geography==
Clinton is located west of the center of Barron County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|91.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.0|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.83%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 920 people, 314 households, and 258 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 26.2 people per square mile (10.1/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 374 housing units at an average density of 10.6 per square mile (4.1/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 314 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,417, and the median income for a family was $42,105. Males had a median income of $27,014 versus $20,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,584.  About 8.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Towns in Barron County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]