Editing Westport, Wisconsin

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| official_name            = Town of Westport
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| map_caption              = Location of the Town of Westport in [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and the state of [[Wisconsin]].

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| leader_name              = Kenneth Sipsma
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| population_total         = 4183
| population_density_km2   = 62.3
| population_density_sq_mi = 161.3

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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 Westport''' is located in [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States and a [[suburb]] of [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]. The population was 4,183 at the 2020 census. The town was named after [[Westport, County Mayo]] in Ireland because many of the early settlers were from there.<ref name="WIpn">{{cite book|last1=Gard|first1=Ropbert E.|title=The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names|date=2015|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|isbn=9780870207082|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J8auCgAAQBAJ|pages=733–734}}</ref> The [[political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Village|village]] of [[Waunakee, Wisconsin|Waunakee]] was carved out of the town in 1893, leaving the remainder of the town on both sides. Other portions have been annexed by the cities of [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] and [[Middleton, Wisconsin|Middleton]]. A portion of the Town of Madison on the northern shore of Lake Mendota was transferred to the Town of Westport (The remainder of the Town of Madison was later absorbed into the Cities of Madison and Fitchburg).

==Geography==
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 27.2&nbsp;square miles (70.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which, 22.2&nbsp;square miles (57.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of it is land and 5.0&nbsp;square miles (13.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of it (18.39%) is water.

[[Governor Nelson State Park]] is located in the town.

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,586 people, 1,546 households, and 1,049 families living in the town. The population density was 161.3 people per square mile (62.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,752 housing units at an average density of 78.8 per square mile (30.4/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.69% White, 0.61% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 1,546 households 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.5% of households were one person and 7.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.80.

The age distribution was 20.8% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median household income was $64,750 and the median family income  was $75,357. Males had a median income of $51,671 versus $34,671 for females. The per capita income for the town was $40,268. About 0.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Edward E. Fitzgibbon]], Wisconsin State Representative, farmer, and teacher lived in the town; Fitzgibbon served as Westport Town Clerk<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1885,' Biographical Sketch of Edward Edwin Fitz Gibbon, pg. 429</ref>
* [[John H. Tierney]], Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, lived in the town; Tierney served as chairman of the Westport Town Board<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1880,' Biographical Sketch of John H. Tierney, pg. 510</ref>

==References==
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==External  links==
*[http://www.townofwestport.org Town of Westport, Wisconsin website]

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[[Category:Towns in Dane County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]