Westport, Wisconsin

Westport, Wisconsin
Town
Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 43°9′33″N 89°25′33″W / 43.15917°N 89.42583°W / 43.15917; -89.42583
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Dane
Area
• Total	27.2 sq mi (70.5 km²)
• Land	22.2 sq mi (57.6 km²)
• Water	5.0 sq mi (13.0 km²)
Elevation^[1]	876 ft (267 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,586
• Density	161.3/sq mi (62.3/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-86125^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1584415^[1]

Westport is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States and a suburb of Madison. The population was 3,586 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.2 square miles (70.6 km²), of which, 22.2 square miles (57.6 km²) of it is land and 5.0 square miles (13.0 km²) of it (18.39%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,586 people, 1,546 households, and 1,049 families residing in the town. The population density was 161.3 people per square mile (62.3/km²). There were 1,752 housing units at an average density of 78.8 per square mile (30.4/km²). The 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% of the population.

There were 1,546 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the town the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age 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 income for a household in the town was $64,750, and the median income for a family 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 Assemblyman, farmer, and teacher lived in the town; Fitzgibbon served as Westport Town Clerk.^[3]

References

1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1885,' Biographical Sketch of Edward Edwin Fitz Gibbon, pg. 429

External links

Town of Westport, Wisconsin website

Madison, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area

Surrounding
communities

(over 10,000)	Fitchburg° Middleton° Stoughton° Sun Prairie° Verona° Waunakee^‡

(under 10,000)	Arena^‡ Arlington^‡ Ashton Corners^† Blooming Grove* Barneveld^‡ Bristol* Burke* Columbus^‡ Cottage Grove^‡ DeForest^‡ Dunkirk* Dodgeville° Dunn* Hope^† Lodi^‡ Lake Wisconsin^§ Madison* Maple Bluff^‡ McFarland^‡ Mt Horeb^‡ Monona° Montrose* Oregon^‡ Pardeville^‡ Pleasant Springs* Portage° Poynette^‡ Ridgeway^‡ Shorewood Hills^‡ Springfield* Westport* Wisconsin Dells° Windsor^‡ Wyocena*

Counties

*town ^‡village °city ^§CDP ^†unincorporated community

Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Madison

Cities	Edgerton‡ Fitchburg Madison Middleton Monona Stoughton Sun Prairie Verona

Villages	Belleville‡ Black Earth Blue Mounds Brooklyn‡ Cambridge‡ Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield DeForest Maple Bluff Marshall Mazomanie McFarland Mount Horeb Oregon Rockdale Shorewood Hills Waunakee Windsor

Towns	Albion Berry Black Earth Blooming Grove Blue Mounds Bristol Burke Christiana Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield Dunkirk Dunn Madison Mazomanie Medina Middleton Montrose Oregon Perry Pleasant Springs Primrose Roxbury Rutland Springdale Springfield Sun Prairie Vermont Verona Vienna Westport York

Unincorporated communities	Albion Aldens Corners Ashton Ashton Corners Bakers Corners Basco Burke Daleyville Deansville Door Creek Dunkirk East Bristol Elvers Five Points Forward Hanerville Highwood Hillside Hoffman Corners Hope Indian Heights Kegonsa Kingsley Corners Klevenville Lake Windsor London‡ Lutheran Hill Martinsville Marxville Middleton Junction Montrose Morrisonville Mount Vernon Nora North Bristol Norway Grove Old Deerfield Paoli Pierceville Pine Bluff Primrose Riley Roxbury Rutland Schey Acres Seminary Springs Springfield Corners Stone Token Creek Utica Vermont Vilas West Middleton York Center

Neighborhoods	Fitchburg Center Oak Hall

Indian reservation	Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°12′18″N 90°38′28″W / 43.20500°N 90.64111°W / 43.20500; -90.64111

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