Editing Morse, Wisconsin

{{For|the unincorporated community in the town of Gordon|Morse (community), Wisconsin}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland]]

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'''Morse''' is a town in [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 493 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500354400| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161724/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500354400| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Morse town, Ashland County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 6, 2013}}</ref> The unincorporated communities of [[Ballou, Wisconsin|Ballou]], Cayuga, [[Foster Junction, Wisconsin|Foster Junction]], and [[Penokee, Wisconsin|Penokee]] are located in the town.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|270.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|266.2|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|4.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.51%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 515 people, 194 households, and 153 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 5.0 people per square mile (1.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 3.7 per square mile (1.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 194 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,000, and the median income for a family was $40,521. Males had a median income of $27,679 versus $19,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,920. About 2.5% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and none 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]]