Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin

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Soldiers Grove is a village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 653.

[edit] Geography

Soldiers Grove is located at 43°23′45″N, 90°46′20″W (43.395891, -90.772342)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 653 people, 250 households, and 166 families residing in the village. The population density was 70.8/km² (183.4/mi²). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 30.8/km² (79.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.93% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 250 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,078, and the median income for a family was $34,531. Males had a median income of $22,708 versus $18,214 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,779. About 7.6% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.