Editing New Diggings, Wisconsin

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|official_name            = New Diggings, Wisconsin
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lafayette County, Wisconsin|Lafayette]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 53807 ([[Cuba City, Wisconsin|Cuba City]])<br/>53803 ([[Benton, Wisconsin|Benton]])<br/>53586 ([[Shullsburg, Wisconsin|Shullsburg]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 608|608]] 
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'''New Diggings''' is a [[town (Wisconsin)|town]] in [[Lafayette County, Wisconsin|Lafayette County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 502 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010"/> up from 473 in 2000. The unincorporated communities of [[Etna, Wisconsin|Etna]], Lead Mine, and New Diggings are located in the town.

==Geography==
The town is in southwestern Lafayette County and is bordered to the south by [[Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Jo Daviess County]] in [[Illinois]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|65.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it recorded as land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The town is drained by the [[Galena River (Illinois)|Galena River]], a south-flowing waterway that meanders back and forth across the western border of the town before entering Illinois.

==Demographics==
[[File:New Diggings General Store and Inn.JPG|thumb|right|Storefront of the New Diggings General Store and Inn]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 473 people, 176 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 18.7 people per square mile (7.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 194 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile (3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 99.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and 0.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]].

There were 176 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the town was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $50,114. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $20,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,122. About 3.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Montgomery Morrison Cothren]], Wisconsin legislator and jurist
* [[Thomas Cruson]], Wisconsin territorial legislator
* [[Frederick Hird]], shooter in the 1912 Olympics; born in New Diggings
* [[Francis Little (American politician)|Francis Little]], Wisconsin state senator and chairman of the Town Board of New Diggings
* [[Samuel Mazzuchelli]], founder of [[Saint Augustine Church (New Diggings, Wisconsin)|Saint Augustine Church]] in New Diggings
* [[Daniel Morgan Parkinson]], Wisconsin state representative
* [[Thomas J.B. Robinson]], U.S. representative from [[Iowa]]; born in New Diggings
* [[Fred Smith (1900s pitcher)|Fred Smith]], major league baseball player; born in New Diggings

==References==
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{{Lafayette County, Wisconsin}}
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[[Category:Towns in Lafayette County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]