Editing Langlade, Wisconsin

{{For|the unincorporated community|Langlade (community), Wisconsin}}
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| official_name      = Langlade, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| image_caption      = Town of Langlade Town Hall and Fire Station, located in Lily

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Langlade County, Wisconsin|Langlade]]

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| population_as_of   = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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| population_total   = 473
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| elevation_m        = 433
| elevation_ft       = 1421
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 54418 ([[Bryant, Wisconsin|Bryant]])<br/>54491 ([[White Lake, Wisconsin|White Lake]])<br/>54465 ([[Pickerel, Wisconsin|Pickerel]])
| area_code          = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]
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'''Langlade''' is a [[town (Wisconsin)|town]] in [[Langlade County, Wisconsin|Langlade County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 473 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The unincorporated communities of Choate, Freeman, [[Lily, Wisconsin|Lily]], and [[Pickerel, Wisconsin|Pickerel]] are located within the town.

The township is served by the Town of Langlade Fire Department, and Pickerel Rescue Squad for ambulance services.

==Geography==
Langlade is in eastern Langlade County and is bordered to the north by [[Forest County, Wisconsin|Forest County]]. The community of Lily is close to the geographic center of the town, on the east side of the [[Wolf River (Fox River tributary)|Wolf River]], where it is joined from the northeast by the [[Lily River]]. State highways [[Wisconsin Highway 52|52]] and [[Wisconsin Highway 55|55]] cross in Lily, WI-52 leading northeast {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Wabeno, Wisconsin|Wabeno]] and southwest {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Antigo, Wisconsin|Antigo]], the Langlade [[county seat]], while WI-55 leads north {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Crandon, Wisconsin|Crandon]] and southeast {{convert|45|mi}} to [[Shawano, Wisconsin|Shawano]]. The community of Pickerel, with its own post office, is in the northwest corner of the town along WI-55, while Choate and Freeman are in the north along WI-52.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Langlade has a total area of {{convert|187.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|185.3|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.35%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The Wolf River, part of the [[Fox River (Green Bay tributary)|Fox River]] watershed leading to [[Green Bay (Lake Michigan)|Green Bay]] on [[Lake Michigan]], flows northwest to southeast across the town.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 472 people, 208 households, and 147 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 6.6 people per square mile (2.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 375 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.85% from two or more races.

There were 208 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.66.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,054, and the median income for a family was $30,909. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $16,389 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,418. About 13.5% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16% of those under age 18 and 11% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
Langlade is mentioned in the song "Champagne in Sweatpants", on the album ''[[Separation Sunday]]'' by [[The Hold Steady]], in reference to "gettin' langlazed."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theholdsteady.net/wp-content/themes/NewTHS2/NewTHS2/albums/SS/CharlemagneInSweatpants.html |title="Champagne in Sweatpants," ''Separation Sunday'' |access-date=August 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724101103/http://theholdsteady.net/wp-content/themes/NewTHS2/NewTHS2/albums/SS/CharlemagneInSweatpants.html |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Langlade County, Wisconsin}}

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