Editing Jacobs, Wisconsin

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'''Jacobs''' is a town in [[Ashland County, Wisconsin]]. The population was 722 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500337775| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164202/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500337775| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jacobs town, Ashland County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 6, 2013}}</ref> The unincorporated community of [[Glidden, Wisconsin|Glidden]] is located within the town.

==History==
The Town of Jacobs was named after [[William H. Jacobs]], a German immigrant to Wisconsin who served as the [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of the [[26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] during the American Civil War and as a member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from 1876 to 1878.<ref>{{cite book |last=Usher |first=Ellis Baker | authorlink = Ellis Baker Usher |title=Wisconsin: Its Story and Biography, 1848-1913, Volume 7 |place=Chicago |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |year=1914 |page=1984 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w_kwAQAAMAAJ&dq=Wisconsin:+Its+Story+and+Biography,+1848-1913+volume+vii&pg=PA1973 |accessdate=June 1, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|133.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|132.2|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.62%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 835 people, 356 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 16.4 people per square mile (6.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 507 housing units at an average density of 9.9 per square mile (3.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 356 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,500, and the median income for a family was $29,545. Males had a median income of $25,682 versus $17,569 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,579. About 8.3% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Ashland County, Wisconsin}}

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