Editing Port Wing (town), Wisconsin

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| official_name      = Port Wing, Wisconsin
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| map_caption        = Location of Port Wing, Wisconsin
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Bayfield County, Wisconsin|Bayfield]]

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| area_total_km2     = 121.1
| area_land_km2      = 120.9
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Port Wing town, Bayfield County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Port%20Wing%20town,%20Bayfield%20County,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 389
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 249
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| area_code          = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]
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| blank_info         = 55-64512<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Port Wing''' is a town in [[Bayfield County, Wisconsin|Bayfield County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 389 at the 2020 census, up from 368 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500764512| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163124/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500764512| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Port Wing town, Bayfield County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 9, 2014}}</ref> The unincorporated community of [[Port Wing, Wisconsin|Port Wing]] is located in the town.

==Transportation==
[[Wisconsin Highway 13]] and Bayfield County Highway A are the main routes in the community.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|121.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|120.9|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.17%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 420 people, 194 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 9.0 people per square mile (3.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 356 housing units at an average density of 7.6 per square mile (2.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.71% from two or more races.

There were 194 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $36,389 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,355. About 18.8% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060829074217/http://www.bayfieldcounty.org/municipal/municipal_officers.asp#PortWing List of town officers] from the Bayfield County website
*[http://www.portwingwi.com Port Wing Area Business Association]

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[[Category:Towns in Bayfield County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]