Alma Center, Wisconsin

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Alma Center is a village in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 446 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Alma.

[edit] Geography

Alma Center is located at 44°26′17″N, 90°54′43″W (44.438046, -90.911890)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 446 people, 191 households, and 123 families residing in the village. The population density was 170.5/km² (442.5/mi²). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 81.8/km² (212.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.53% White, 1.12% Native American, 1.35% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 191 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,404, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $31,364 versus $17,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,142. About 4.6% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.