Editing Union, Rock County, Wisconsin

{{About|the Town of Union|the included unincorporated community|Union, Wisconsin (disambiguation){{!}}Union, Wisconsin}}
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The '''Town<ref>"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355</ref> of Union''' is located in [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,860 at the 2000 census. The town surrounds the city of [[Evansville, Wisconsin|Evansville]].

==Geography==
[[File:Union community, Rock County, WI.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Looking east at the unincorporated community of Union, located within the Town of Union]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 34.1&nbsp;square miles (88.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 34.1&nbsp;square miles (88.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.04&nbsp;square miles (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.09%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,860 people, 693 households, and 539 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 54.6 people per square mile (21.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 718 housing units at an average density of 21.1 per square mile (8.1/km<sup>2</sup>).The racial makeup of the town was 97.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 693 households, out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,385, and the median income for a family was $60,208. Males had a median income of $39,185 versus $31,211 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,609. About 2.0% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Benjamin Watson Hubbard]], politician, lived in the Town of Union<ref>{{cite book|title=THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN|year=1893|page=651}}</ref>
* [[Burr W. Jones]], politician and jurist, was born in the Town of Union<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1925,' Biographical Sketch of Burr W. Jones, pg. 643</ref>

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