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Dunbar, Wisconsin

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In the town, the population was spread out, with 14.9% under the age of 18, 48.2% from 18 to 24, 13.4% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.
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of 2000, there were 1,303 people, 274 households, and 195 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.5 inhabitants per square mile (4.8/km). There were 793 housing units at an average density of 7.6 per square mile (2.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.62%
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Dunbar worked. Whenever the railroad stopped at that part of the area they brought food and supplies for the restaurant. The railroad workers said they were bringing things "to Dunbar" the cook. Eventually when the town was founded it was after the cook's surname.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 32,917, and the median income for a family was $ 38,594. Males had a median income of $ 31,016 versus $ 18,000 for females. The
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There were 274 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were
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A story says that before the town was officially founded there was a restaurant where a cook with the
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for the town was $ 12,279. About 2.4% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the
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Dunbar is served by the Beecher Dunbar Pembine School District.
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The town was founded in 1888 during a period of thriving
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Dunbar (disambiguation)
Town
Location of Dunbar, Wisconsin
45°37′28″N 88°8′31″W / 45.62444°N 88.14194°W / 45.62444; -88.14194
Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
County
Marinette
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
FIPS code
GNIS
http://www.townofdunbar.com/
Marinette County
Wisconsin
Dunbar
logging industry
railroad
logs
Illinois
surname
United States Census Bureau
census
White
African American

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