Editing Lake Wissota, Wisconsin

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| official_name      = Lake Wissota, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Wisconsin]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Town (Wisconsin)|Town]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Lafayette]]

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| area_total_km2     = 11.5
| area_land_km2      = 9.8
| area_water_km2     = 1.7
| area_total_sq_mi   = 4.4
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.8
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.6

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| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Lake Wissota CDP, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Lake%20Wissota%20CDP,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 6, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 2830
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| elevation_m        = 282
| elevation_ft       = 925
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| area_code          = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]
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'''Lake Wissota''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the town of [[Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Lafayette]] in [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 2,830 at the 2020 census. The CDP, known locally as '''Lake Wissota Village''', is located along the southern shores of [[Lake Wissota]].

==Geography==
Lake Wissota is located at {{coord|44|55|34|N|91|18|45|W|type:city}} (44.926074, -91.312500).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 4.4&nbsp;square miles (11.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 3.8&nbsp;square miles (9.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.6&nbsp;square mile (1.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (14.67%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990=	2175
| 2000=	2458
| 2010= 2738
| 2020= 2830
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,458 people, 966 households, and 711 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 650.0 people per square mile (251.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,020 housing units at an average density of 269.7/sq&nbsp;mi (104.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 966 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,906, and the median income for a family was $62,120. Males had a median income of $35,526 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $23,851. About 0.6% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lwipa.net Lake Wissota Improvement and Protection Association]
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{{Chippewa County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Chippewa County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area]]