Editing Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Herman, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_map          = WIMap-doton-Herman.png
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in Wisconsin
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Dodge County, Wisconsin|Dodge]]
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 94.3
| area_land_km2      = 94.3
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.4
| area_land_sq_mi    = 36.4
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0
| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]]
| population_total   = 1207
| population_density_km2 = 12.8
| population_density_sq_mi = 33.2
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 348
| elevation_ft       = 1142
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|25|16|N|88|28|12|W|region:US-WI|display=inline,title}}
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 55-34000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1583379<ref name="GR3" />
| website            = http://www.townofherman.com
}}
'''Herman''' is a [[List of towns in Wisconsin|town]] in [[Dodge County, Wisconsin|Dodge County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,207 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of [[Herman Center, Wisconsin|Herman Center]] and [[Huilsburg, Wisconsin|Huilsburg]] are located in the town. The unincorporated communities of [[Hochheim, Wisconsin|Hochheim]] and [[Woodland, Dodge County, Wisconsin|Woodland]] are also located partially in the town.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 36.4&nbsp;square miles (94.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,207 people, 394 households, and 327 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 33.2 people per square mile (12.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 401 housing units at an average density of 11.0 per square mile (4.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 99.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.08% 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 394 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 115.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,938, and the median income for a family was $53,523. Males had a median income of $32,072 versus $23,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,401. About 2.7% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[William Koepsel]] (1858–1940), South Dakota Senator
* [[Bartholomew Ringle]] (1814–1881), Wisconsin State Representative
* [[John Ringle]] (1848–1923), Wisconsin State Representative
* [[Jacob Scharpf]] (1874–?), Wisconsin State Representative

==References==
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{{Dodge County, Wisconsin}}

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