Taycheedah, Wisconsin
Location of Taycheedah, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°49′49″N 88°21′25″W / 43.83028, -88.35694
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Fond du Lac
Area
- Total	35.2 sq mi (91.3 km²)
- Land	30.0 sq mi (77.7 km²)
- Water	5.2 sq mi (13.6 km²)
Elevation [1]	1,073 ft (327 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,666
- Density	122.2/sq mi (47.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-79125[2]
GNIS feature ID	1584267[1]

The unincorporated village of Taycheedah in the township

Taycheedah is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,666 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.3 km²), of which, 30.0 square miles (77.7 km²) of it is land and 5.2 square miles (13.6 km²) of it (14.90%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,666 people, 1,319 households, and 1,105 families residing in the town. The population density was 122.2 people per square mile (47.2/km²). There were 1,423 housing units at an average density of 47.4/sq mi (18.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.18% White, 0.03% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 1,319 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $59,231, and the median income for a family was $65,050. Males had a median income of $41,237 versus $26,377 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,423. About 2.5% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Taycheedah Correctional Institute

On the southeast end of Taycheedah sits the Taycheedah Correctional Institute. The Taycheedah Correctional Institute is a maximum security women's prison. As of 2006, the Taycheedah Correctional Institute was the largest Women's Prison in Wisconsin holding 700 incarcerated women.^[3]

References

External links

• Taycheedah Official Website

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Surrounding municipalities (under 10,000)
Empire* | Friendship* | N. Fond du Lac‡ | Taycheedah* | Fond du Lac*
Fond du Lac County
*town ‡village

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
County seat: Fond du Lac
Cities	Fond du Lac | Ripon | Waupun
Towns	Alto | Ashford | Auburn | Byron | Calumet | Eden | Eldorado | Empire | Fond du Lac | Forest | Friendship | Lamartine | Marshfield | Metomen | Oakfield | Osceola | Ripon | Rosendale | Springvale | Taycheedah
Villages	Brandon | Campbellsport | Eden | Fairwater | Mount Calvary | North Fond du Lac | Oakfield | Rosendale | St. Cloud
Communities	Calumetville | Dundee | Johnsburg | Malone | Marytown | Pipe

Coordinates: 43°48′32″N, 88°23′42″W