Editing Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

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'''Oakland''' is a town in [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 3,100 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Oakland town, Jefferson County, Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 9, 2012 }}</ref> The unincorporated communities of Breezy Knoll, Oakland, and Sylvan Mounds, as well as the census-designated place of [[Lake Ripley, Wisconsin|Lake Ripley]], are located in the town.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|93.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|89.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 4.09%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oakland town, Jefferson County, Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 9, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,135 people, 1,236 households, and 877 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 89.9 people per square mile (34.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 1,437 housing units at an average density of 41.2 per square mile (15.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 1,236 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $54,412, and the median income for a family was $63,355. Males had a median income of $40,601 versus $27,317 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $24,622. About 3.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Lewis Benson (politician)|Lewis Benson]], Wisconsin State Representative
*[[John W. Porter]], Wisconsin State Representative, born in Oakland<ref>{{cite book|editor=Paul F. Hunter|year=1919|title=THE WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK|location=Madison|page=486}}</ref>
*[[Gilbert Rutherford]], Wisconsin State Representative, born in Oakland<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Gilbert Rutherford, pg. 681</ref>
*[[Billy Sullivan (baseball, born 1875)|Billy Sullivan]], Major League Baseball player, catcher for [[1906 World Series]] champion [[Chicago White Sox]], manager of White Sox in 1909; born in Oakland<ref>'''Milwaukee Journal,''' ''Billy Sullivan, Native of Wisconsin, Who Modernized Baseball Catching Dies At 89,'' January 29, 1965, pg. 1, 17</ref>

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