Editing Granton, Wisconsin

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'''Granton''' is a village in [[Clark County, Wisconsin|Clark County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 355 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Granton was founded in 1891.<ref name="history">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA177 | 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=177}}</ref> The village derived its name from the Town of Grant.<ref name="history" /> A post office called Granton has been in operation since 1892.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Clark | title=Clark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=April 4, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{wide image|Granton, Wisconsin.jpg|200px||100%|left|alt=Granton, Wisconsin}}
Granton is located at {{coord|44|35|14|N|90|27|42|W|type:city}} (44.587093, -90.461773).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.56|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 334
|1930= 310
|1940= 300
|1950= 299
|1960= 278
|1970= 288
|1980= 399
|1990= 379
|2000= 406
|2010= 355
|estyear=2019
|estimate=344
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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 355 people, 151 households, and 93 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|633.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 165 housing units at an average density of {{convert|294.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% 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 1.1% of the population.

There were 151 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the village was 42.8 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 31.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 406 people, 156 households, and 104 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 718.0 people per square mile (275.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 290.0 per square mile (111.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 98.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,288, and the median income for a family was $35,972. Males had a median income of $26,477 versus $21,354 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $12,218. About 13.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://personalpages.tds.net/~sangrant/granton.wi.html Information about Granton, Wisconsin]
* [http://www.granton.k12.wi.us Granton Area School District]
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[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Clark County, Wisconsin]]