Editing Metomen, Wisconsin

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]]

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'''Metomen''' is a town in [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 709 at the 2000 census. The villages of [[Fairwater, Wisconsin|Fairwater]] and [[Brandon, Wisconsin|Brandon]], the unincorporated community of [[Metomen (community), Wisconsin|Metomen]], and the ghost town of [[Reeds Corners, Wisconsin|Reeds Corners]] is also located in the town.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 34.6&nbsp;square miles (89.7&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all of it land.

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 709 people, 239 households, and 200 families living in the town. The population density was 20.5 people per square mile (7.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 7.1 per square mile (2.8/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.03% White, 0.56% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 239 households 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 13.0% of households were one person and 7.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.23.

The age distribution was 29.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median household income was $44,722 and the median family income  was $47,708. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $23,646 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,776. About 3.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[William Plocker]], businessman, farmer, and politician, lived in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1875,' Biographical Sketch of Willam Plocker, pg. 323-324</ref>
* [[William F. Sommerfield]], businessman and legislator, was born in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1913,' Biographical Sketch of  William F. Sommerfield, pg. 661</ref>
* [[Andrew J. Yorty]], businessman and legislator, lived in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1872,' Biographical Sketch of Andrew J. Yorty, pg. 477</ref>

==References==
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{{Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]