Editing Wheaton, 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 Wheaton''' is located in [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 2,701 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5501786537| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wheaton town, Chippewa County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=September 18, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 2,366 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Old Albertville and Pine Grove are located in the town.

==Geography==
The town of Wheaton is in the southwest corner of Chippewa County, bordered by [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]] to the west and [[Eau Claire County, Wisconsin|Eau Claire County]] to the south. The [[Chippewa River (Wisconsin)|Chippewa River]] forms the southeast border of the town, across which is the city of [[Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin|Chippewa Falls]] in the north, the village of [[Lake Hallie, Wisconsin|Lake Hallie]] in the center, and the city of [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]] in the south. Chippewa Falls also has a land border with Wheaton in the northeast, and Eau Claire has a land border to the south of Wheaton. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|142.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|140.8|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.86%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
The {{convert|6|by|6|mi|adj=on|0}} squares that became the Town of Wheaton were first [[Surveying|surveyed]] in the fall of 1848 by a crew working for the U.S. government. In August and September 1849 another crew marked all the [[Section (United States land surveying)|section corners]], walking the woods and swamps on foot, 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|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Field Notes for T28N R9W|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=PLSS&twp=T028NR009W|work=Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833-1866|publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands|access-date=March 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Field Notes for T28N R10W|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=PLSS&twp=T028NR010W|work=Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833-1866|publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands|access-date=March 28, 2013}}</ref> When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description of the six mile square that contains the east end of Wheaton, along the river:
<blockquote>''The land in this Township East of [[Chippewa River (Wisconsin)|Chippewa Rive]] is very Sandy producing only Yellow & Pitch(?) Pine Timber except near the Swamps where [[Eastern white pine|White Pine]], [[Betula alleghaniensis|Birch]] & [[Elm]] is found. West of the River in the N.W. corner of the Township are several Sections of [[Populus tremuloides|Aspen]] Thickets having a soil of sand & loam 2d rate land. but they are nearly destitute of water.  Chippewa Rive is navigable for [[Keelboat|Keal Boats]] at all seasons of the year but the(?) rapids in Sections 15 & 22 and in Section 32 render the navigation difficult.''<ref>{{cite web|last=Stuntz|first=G. R.|title=Interior Field Notes (Aug. 1849)|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=article&byte=3973731&twp=T028NR009W|work=Land Survey Notes|publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands|access-date=2013-03-28}}</ref></blockquote>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970=1652
| 1980=2017
| 1990=	2279
| 2000=	2366
| 2010= 2701
|estimate=2833
|estyear=2020
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,366 people, 852 households, and 692 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 43.2 people per square mile (16.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 874 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 852 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.04.

The population distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% 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 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,692, and the median income for a family was $55,061. Males had a median income of $34,549 versus $26,176 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,023. About 2.0% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
*The fictional character of [[Recondo (G.I. Joe)]], part of ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', was said to be from Wheaton.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.townofwheaton.com Town of Wheaton official website]

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