Editing Poygan, Wisconsin

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'''Poygan''' is a town in [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,301 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5513964875| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161927/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5513964875| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Poygan town, Winnebago County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 31, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|93.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|59.9|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|33.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 35.89%, is water,<ref name="Census 2010"/> consisting mainly of a portion of [[Lake Poygan]] on the [[Wolf River (Fox River)|Wolf River]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,037 people, 397 households, and 308 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 44.4 people per square mile (17.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 532 housing units at an average density of 22.8 per square mile (8.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 397 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,947, and the median income for a family was $58,864. Males had a median income of $36,838 versus $25,288 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $23,679. About 4.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Henry Killilea]], lawyer and one of the founders of [[baseball]]'s [[American League]] was born in the town<ref>'History of the Bench and Bar of Wisconsin,' vol. 1, John R. Berryman, H.C. Cooper: 1898, Biographical Sketch of Henry Killilea, pg. 543-546</ref>
* [[Matthew Killilea]], lawyer and member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], was born in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Biik 1899,' Biographical Sketch of Matthew R. Killilea, pg. 778</ref>
* [[Sidney Shufelt]], farmer, soldier and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, was Town Chairman<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI.Oshkosh1889.p0054&id=WI.Oshkosh1889&isize=text|title=The State: Illustrated atlas of Winnebago County, Wisconsin : Containing outline map of the county, map of each township in the county, with village and city plats. Also maps of the world, United States and state of Wisconsin, together with other valuable information: Personal sketches}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Winnebago County, Wisconsin}}

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