Akan, Wisconsin
Location of Akan, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°19′37″N 90°37′13″W / 43.32694, -90.62028
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Richland
Area
- Total	36.1 sq mi (93.5 km²)
- Land	36.1 sq mi (93.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1]	1,007 ft (307 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	444
- Density	12.3/sq mi (4.7/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-00675[2]
GNIS feature ID	1582663[1]

Akan is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 444 at the 2000 Census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 444 people, 158 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.3 people per square mile (4.7/km²). There were 211 housing units at an average density of 5.8/sq mi (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.10% White, 0.90% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 158 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,583, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $20,455 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,257. About 4.9% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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