Editing Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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|official_name            = Washington, Wisconsin
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Eau Claire County, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]]

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|population_total         = 7,182
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'''Washington''' is a [[Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town|town]] in [[Eau Claire County, Wisconsin|Eau Claire County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 7,182 at the 2010 census, making it the county's second-most-populous municipality.  The town is located along most of the south side of the cities of [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]] and [[Altoona, Wisconsin|Altoona]], [[Wisconsin]]. The unincorporated community of [[Brackett, Wisconsin|Brackett]] is located within the town.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 56.5&nbsp;square miles (146.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 56.1&nbsp;square miles (145.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.5&nbsp;square miles (1.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.83%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population	
| 1990=	6226
| 2000=	6995
| 2010= 7182
|estyear=2020
|estimate=7752
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research/evaluation-estimates/2020-evaluation-estimates/2010s-counties-total.html/|title=County Population Totals: 2010-2020|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>
}}
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,995 people, 2,555 households and 1,992 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 124.8 per square mile (48.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,615 housing units at an average density of 46.6 per square mile (18.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 2,555 households, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% 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 3.03.

Age distribution was 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The [[median household income]] was $55,570, and the median family income was $61,392. Males had a median income of $42,813 versus $23,690 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,026. About 2.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Rush Bullis]], Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, lived in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1921,' Biographical Sketch of Rush Bullus, pg. 268</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.townofwashington.org Town of Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin website]
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[[Category:Towns in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]