Editing Doty, Wisconsin

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'''Doty''' is a town in [[Oconto County, Wisconsin|Oconto County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 309 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Doty_town,_Oconto_County,_Wisconsin?g=060XX00US5508320475 |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The town was named for [[James Duane Doty]], the first person to represent Wisconsin's third congressional district after statehood and Governor of the [[Utah Territory]] during the American Civil War.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Callary |first=Edward |title=Place Names of Wisconsin |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-299-30964-0 |edition=1st |location=Madison, Wisconsin |pages=78}}</ref> The town was platted and established in 1922.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ocontohistory.org/oconto-county-time-line/ | title=Oconto County Time Line }}</ref> Doty was part of the town of [[How, Wisconsin|How]] until 1922.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/1887PlatMap.htm | title=1878 Oconto County Atlas Main Page }}</ref> The Valley View School was one of the 3 schools in the town. The other 2 being the Statler school and another unknown school from the 1912 plat map.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/SchoolsTownshipPhoto1.htm | title=Untitled 1 }}</ref> The  Valley View School later consolidated with [[Mountain High School (Mountain, Wisconsin)|Mountain School]] in September of 1953. The building remained as the Doty Town Hall until 2009 when it was demolished and replaced with the newer and more modern town hall and fire department.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/SchoolsDoty.htm | title=Oconto County WIGenWeb Project }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/@45.2189633,-88.6069835,3a,75y,228.46h,93.08t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQlR2NBlKDwyLGGVOBpzrqg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DQlR2NBlKDwyLGGVOBpzrqg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D44.327087%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en-us&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D | title=Google Maps }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 54.4&nbsp;square miles (140.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 52.2&nbsp;square miles (135.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 2.2&nbsp;square miles (5.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (4.10%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 249 people, 120 households, and 87 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 4.8 people per square mile (1.8/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 438 housing units at an average density of 8.4 per square mile (3.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.01% of the population.

There were 120 households, out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.38.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 11.6% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 17.3% from 25 to 44, 43.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,188, and the median income for a family was $34,107. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $28,958 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,809.  About 9.7% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.3% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Oconto County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in Oconto County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Green Bay metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]