Editing Colburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

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'''Colburn''' is a town in [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 856 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5501716125| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colburn town, Chippewa County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 14, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 727 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Colburn and Huron are located in the town. The unincorporated community of [[Brownville, Wisconsin|Brownville]] is located partially in the town.

==Education==
The town is served by the [[School District of Cadott Community]], Stanley-Boyd School District, Gilman School District, and [[Cornell School District (Cornell, Wisconsin)|Cornell School District]].

==Geography==
Colburn is located in eastern Chippewa County and is bordered to the east by [[Taylor County, Wisconsin|Taylor County]]. The town covers an {{convert|8|by|9|mi|adj=on|0}} rectangle, except for a bite taken by the town of [[Estella, Wisconsin|Estella]] from the northwest corner.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Colburn has a total area of {{convert|172.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|167.8|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|4.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 2.47%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The [[Yellow River (Chippewa River)|Yellow River]], a tributary of the [[Chippewa River (Wisconsin)|Chippewa River]], flows from northeast to south through the town. Otter Lake is in the eastern part of the town.

==History==

The 6 by 6 townships that become Colburn were [[Surveying|surveyed]] from 1847 into the early 1850s by crews working for the U.S. government. In November 1849 a crew marked all the [[Section (United States land surveying)|section corners]] of the 6 by 6 township that is now entirely within Colburn, walking the woods and swamps on foot, measuring with [[Gunter's chain|chain]] and [[Solar compass|compass]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Land Survey Information| url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/SurveyInfo.html| publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands| accessdate=March 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Field Notes for T30N R5W| url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=PLSS&town=T030N&range=R005W| work=Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833-1866| publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands| accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref> When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
<blockquote>''There is but little land fit for agricultural purposes in this Township. The surface is level and Swampy. There is Some good [[Eastern White Pine|Pine]] in it – Considerable [[Tsuga canadensis|Hemlock]] and [[Abies balsamea|Fir]], [[Betula alleghaniensis|Birch]], [[Sugar maple|Sugar]], [[Fraxinus|Ash]] [?]. [[Yellow River (Chippewa River)|Yellow River]] runs through the Township from North to South. This river is valuable particularly on account of the many [[Watermill|mill]] prieleges[?] which it affords – The current is generally Swift, the bottom hard and the banks in many places sufficiently high and rocky.''<ref>{{cite web| last=Welsh| first=H. B.| title=Interior Field Notes (Nov. 1849)| url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=article&byte=2809557&twp=T030NR005W| work=Land Survey Notes| publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands| accessdate=2013-03-09}}</ref></blockquote>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990=	731
| 2000=	727
| 2010= 856
|estimate=891
|estyear=2020
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 727 people, 262 households, and 193 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 11.2 people per square mile (4.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 4.4 per square mile (1.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.14% from two or more races.

There were 262 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.23.

The population was 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $41,136. Males had a median income of $26,932 versus $22,708 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,068. About 8.2% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Chippewa County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in Chippewa County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]