Editing Genesee, Wisconsin

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'''Genesee''' is a town in [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 7,171 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of [[Bethesda, Wisconsin|Bethesda]], [[Genesee (community), Wisconsin|Genesee]], [[Genesee Depot, Wisconsin|Genesee Depot]], and [[Saylesville, Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Saylesville]] are in the town.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has an area of 32.0&nbsp;square miles (82.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 31.9&nbsp;square miles (82.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.1&nbsp;square miles (0.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.31%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
| 1980= 5126
| 1990= 5986
| 2000= 7284
| 2010= 7340
| 2020= 7171
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,284 people, 2,431 households, and 2,095 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 228.3 people per square mile (88.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,481 housing units at an average density of 77.8 per square mile (30.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 2,431 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.8% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $78,740, and the median income for a family was $83,842. Males had a median income of $51,084 versus $32,582 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $31,028. About 0.7% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Landmarks==
[[Ten Chimneys]], the home of [[Alfred Lunt]] and [[Lynn Fontanne]], is located in Genesee.

==Notable people==

[[File:Genesee Town Hall.JPG|thumb|right|Genesee Town Hall, September 2014]]
* [[Evan G. Davies]], Wisconsin legislator, was born in the town
* [[Pitts Ellis]], Wisconsin legislator, lived in the town<ref>'The Convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Quaife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1919, Biographical Sketch of Pitts Ellis, pg. 770</ref>
* [[William Henry Hardy]], Wisconsin legislator, lived in the town
* [[Phil H. Jones]], Wisconsin legislator, was born in the town
* [[Ray David Owen]], scientist and educator, was born in the town<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.wisc.edu/23157|title=In memoriam: Ray D. Owen discovered immune tolerance, paved the way for organ transplantation|work=wisc.edu}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of towns in Wisconsin]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Genesee, Wisconsin}}
* {{official website|http://www.towngenesee.org}}

{{Waukesha County, Wisconsin}}
{{Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}

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