Editing Remington, Wisconsin

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The '''Town of Remington''' is located in [[Wood County, Wisconsin|Wood County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 305 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of [[Babcock, Wisconsin|Babcock]] is located in the town.

==Geography==
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The Town of Remington is a rectangle, 12 miles east to west by 6 miles north to south. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 71.5&nbsp;square miles (185.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 69.4&nbsp;square miles (179.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 2.2&nbsp;square miles (5.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (3.05%) is water.

==History==

In the spring of 1839 the southern side of the Town of Remington was surveyed, early because it was within three miles of the [[Wisconsin River]], touching the "Indian strip" which was sold by the [[Menominee]] to the U.S. government in the 1836 [[Treaty of the Cedars]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosholt|first=Malcolm|title=Pioneers of the Pinery|url=http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/rosholt/pioneers-of-the-pinery/pionpine/images/00000003.pdf|publisher=Rosholt House|accessdate=May 25, 2013|pages=23–24|year=1979}}</ref>

In the winter of 1851–1852 a crew working for the U.S. government [[Surveying|surveyed]] all the section corners of the six mile square that would become the east half of the town, walking through the woods and probably crossing the marshes on the ice, measuring with [[Gunter's chain|chain]] and [[Solar compass|compass]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Land Survey Information|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/SurveyInfo.html|publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands|accessdate=March 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Field Notes for T21N R3E|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=PLSS&twp=T021NR003E|work=Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833-1866|publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description of the east half of the town:
<blockquote>''The surface of this Township is level, swamp excepting a narrow strip of land of about 40 [[Chain (unit)|Chains]] in width on either bank of the [[Yellow River (Wisconsin River)|Yellow river]] which is gently(?) raised(?), and dry(?) being drained(?) by small Brooks leading from the swamps in the area(?) of River, South of Hemlock Creek, and East of Yellow River the principal part of the land is open Marsh. North of Hemlock Creek, and East of River low and Wet land and might be rendered fit for cultivation, by clearing off the Timber and very thick crop of underbrush. West of Yellow River the land is principally [[Larix laricina|Tamarack]] swamp and no one section could be made cultivable without draining(?). Timber. North of Hemlock creek and West of Yellow River is principally 2d rate [[Eastern white pine|Pine]] & Tamarack. Stand(?) thick, underbrush, very thick with alders(?), small Pine and [[Witch-hazel]].  Wards Mill & improvements near center of Sec. 27.''<ref>{{cite web|last=Sterling|first=Levi|title=Interior Field Notes (Oct. 1851-Jan. 1852)|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=article&byte=2074349&isize=L&twp=T021NR003E|publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands|accessdate=2013-06-20}}</ref></blockquote>

The Town of Remington was established in 1868, and named for the now-extinct community called Remington within the town's borders.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/files/docs/placenames.pdf | title=Wood County Place Names | publisher=The University of Wisconsin Press | author=Rudolph, Robert S. | year=1970 | pages=69}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 305 people, 125 households, and 83 families residing in the town.<ref name="GR2" /> The [[population density]] was 4.4 people per square mile (1.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 179 housing units at an average density of 2.6 per square mile (1.0/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 95.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.64% from two or more races.

There were 125 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,458 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,571.  About 3.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 24.4% of those 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[List of towns in Wisconsin]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofremingtonwi.com Town of Remington, Wisconsin]
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* 1853 plat maps of Remington [http://images.library.wisc.edu/awareImageServer/SurveyNotesImageNav.jsp?collection=SurveyNotes&resource=PlatMaps/TN21/reference/002102EA.jp2 west] and [http://images.library.wisc.edu/awareImageServer/SurveyNotesImageNav.jsp?collection=SurveyNotes&resource=PlatMaps/TN21/reference/002103EA.jp2 east]
* 1879 plat maps [http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/444 west] and [http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/445 east]
* 1896 plat maps [http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/420 west] and [http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/421 east]
* [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.AtlasWood09.i0032&id=WI.AtlasWood09&isize=XL 1909 plat map]
* [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.AtlasWood28.i0032&id=WI.AtlasWood28&isize=XL 1928 plat map]
* 1956 plat maps of [http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/8181 west] and [http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/8179 east]

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