Editing Footville, Wisconsin

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'''Footville''' is a village in [[Rock County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 772 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Footville was originally called Bachelor's Grove.<ref name="history">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA71 | title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways | author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company | year=1908 | page=71}}</ref> The present name is for [[Ezra Foot|Ezra A. Foot]], the original owner of the townsite.<ref name="history" /> A post office was established as Bachelor's Grove in 1846 and renamed Footville in 1855.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Rock | title=Rock County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 351
|1930= 358
|1940= 459
|1950= 562
|1960= 675
|1970= 698
|1980= 794
|1990= 764
|2000= 788
|2010= 808
|2020= 772
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 808 people, 299 households, and 208 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|721.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 326 housing units at an average density of {{convert|291.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 299 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the village was 42.1 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64, and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 788 people, 310 households, and 222 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 799.5 people per square mile (307.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 326 housing units at an average density of 330.7 per square mile (127.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 98.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 310 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,768, and the median income for a family was $55,833. Males had a median income of $37,344 versus $26,985 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,688. About 2.9% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those aged 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
* [[Lynda Barry]] award-winning cartoonist, author, and teacher.
* [[Ezra Foot]] (1809–1885), Wisconsin state politician and founder of Footville<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/la-cygne-journal-the-madison-wisconsin/141757531/ |title=The Madison, Wisconsin Journal says... |newspaper=La Cygne Journal |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=February 21, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.footvillewis.net/ Footville, Wisconsin]

{{Rock County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Villages in Rock County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]