Editing Dale, Wisconsin

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|established_title        =Established 
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November 18, 1853
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|population_total         = 2,731
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'''Dale''' is a town in [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States, established on November 17, 1853. The population was 2,731 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of [[Dale (CDP), Wisconsin|Dale]] and the unincorporated community of [[Medina, Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Medina]] are located in the town.

== History ==
The land encompassing the town of Dale was originally a part of the neighboring town of [[Hortonia, Wisconsin|Hortonia]]. It was first separated from and organized as the town of Medina on December 16, 1851, in a special night session of Hortonia's town board.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/AppletonPlats/aplFox/reference/wi.aplfox.i0014.pdf|title=Land of the Fox, Saga of Outagamie County|last=Outagamie County State Centennial Committee|date=1949|access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> Dissension arose about the proposed borders of the new town. Therefore, just over two months later on February 23, 1852, the action to create the Town of Medina was unanimously repealed by the board, returning the land to Hortonia.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Nearly two years later, the town of Dale was established on November 18, 1853, again separating control from the town of Hortonia.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 30.5&nbsp;square miles (78.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 30.4&nbsp;square miles (78.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.04&nbsp;square miles (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.10%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]] of 2020, the total population was 5,308 people with a [[population density]] of 113.4 per square mile (29.0/km<sup>2</sup>).<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census 2020 Dale WI|url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812174830/https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 }}</ref>  There were 812 housing units at an average density of 26.7 per square mile (10.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.92% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 785 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $60,152, and the median income for a family was $62,935. Males had a median income of $41,463 versus $26,410 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,993. About 0.4% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.townofdale.org Town of Dale, Wisconsin website]
{{Outagamie County, Wisconsin}}
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[[Category:Towns in Outagamie County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]