Editing Dovre, Wisconsin

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| official_name      = Dovre, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Our Little Spot in the Country"
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron]]

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| area_total_km2     = 91.3
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| area_water_km2     = 0.2
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 825
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_m        = 329
| elevation_ft       = 1079
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| area_code          = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]
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'''Dovre''' is a town in [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 825 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 849 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/G001/0600000US5500520650| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161752/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500520650| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dovre town, Barron County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dovre is located in the southeast corner of Barron County, bounded by [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]] on the south and east. [[U.S. Route 53]], a four-lane expressway, crosses the town from northwest to southeast. There are no exits within the town; the nearest access points are just south of Dovre in the village of [[New Auburn, Wisconsin|New Auburn]] and just north of Dovre in the town of [[Chetek (town), Wisconsin|Chetek]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Dovre has a total area of {{convert|91.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.1|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.27%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 680 people, 238 households, and 181 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 19.4 people per square mile (7.5/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 259 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.8/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 238 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,786, and the median income for a family was $39,750. Males had a median income of $27,330 versus $17,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,624.  About 8.1% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.townofdovre.com/ Town of Dovre official website]

{{Barron County, Wisconsin}}

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