Editing Pacific, Wisconsin

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'''Pacific''' is a town in [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 2,518 at the 2000 census.

==History==
Pacific was established in 1854 when it was sectioned off from the neighboring city of [[Portage, Wisconsin|Portage]].  Its first elected official was N.H. Wood, the owner of a large portion of the land within the town's borders.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 21.6&nbsp;square miles (55.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 20.3&nbsp;square miles (52.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 1.3&nbsp;square miles (3.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (5.88%) is water.

Over {{convert|2000|acre|km2}} of the town are owned by the [[Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources]], consisting mostly of the [[Swan Lake Wildlife Area]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,518 people, 1,007 households, and 784 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 123.8 people per square mile (47.8/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 1,108 housing units at an average density of 54.5 per square mile (21/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 1,007 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,122, and the median income for a family was $54,318. Males had a median income of $40,250 versus $24,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,489. About 4.9% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
*The [[Columbia Energy Center]] is in the Town of Pacific.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tn.pacific.wi.gov Town of Pacific, Wisconsin website]
* [http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/wildlifeareas/swanlake.html Swan Lake Wildlife Area]

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[[Category:Towns in Columbia County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1854]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in Wisconsin]]