Editing Meenon, Wisconsin

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'''Meenon''' is a town in [[Burnett County, Wisconsin|Burnett County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 1,163 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5501350650| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164412/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5501350650| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Meenon town, Burnett County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 29, 2014}}</ref> It is the home of the [[Burnett County Government Center]].

==Geography==
Meenon is located near the center of Burnett County. The town surrounds the village of [[Webster, Burnett County, Wisconsin|Webster]] but is separate from it.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Town of Meenon has a total area of {{convert|86.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|82.6|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 4.12%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Meenon is along [[Wisconsin Highway 35]].

[[Wisconsin Highway 70]] also passes through the south-central and southeast part of Meenon near [[Siren, Wisconsin|Siren]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,172 people, 483 households, and 322 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 36.7 people per square mile (14.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 836 housing units at an average density of 26.2 per square mile (10.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 91.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.86% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 483 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,011, and the median income for a family was $43,250. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $21,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,067. About 4.5% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Burnett County, Wisconsin}}

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