Editing Colburn, Adams County, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Colburn, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]

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| map_caption        = Location in [[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams County]] and the state of [[Wisconsin]].
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| population_total   = 215
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| elevation_m        = 316
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'''Colburn''' is a town in [[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 215 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 223 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/G001/0600000US5500116075| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164438/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500116075| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colburn town, Adams County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> The town was most likely named for Sherman Colburn, who immigrated to Wisconsin from Vermont in 1855 and became a farmer in the area.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Callary|first1=Edward|title=Place Names of Wisconsin|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, WI|isbn=978-0-299-30964-0|page=61}}</ref>

==Geography==

Colburn is located at {{coord|44|6|44|N|89|39|22|W|type:city}} (44.112430, −89.656160).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|93.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.05%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 181 people, 83 households, and 56 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 5.0 people per square mile (1.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 4.3 per square mile (1.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 92.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.87% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 2.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.87% of the population.

There were 83 households, out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.54.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 14.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $35,375. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $15,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,440. About 2.9% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.4% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Adams County, Wisconsin}}

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