Cold Spring, Wisconsin

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Cold Spring, Wisconsin - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 42°51′49″N 88°43′44″W / 42.86361°N 88.72889°W

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Town of Cold Spring, Wisconsin
Town
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Location of the Town of Cold Spring, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°51′49″N 88°43′44″W / 42.86361°N 88.72889°W / 42.86361; -88.72889
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	22.7 sq mi (58.7 km²)
• Land	22.6 sq mi (58.6 km²)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	801 ft (244 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	727
• Density	32/sq mi (12/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	55-16225^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1582999^[1]

Cold Spring is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 727 in the recent 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.7 square miles (58.7 km²), of which 22.6 square miles (58.6 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.24%, is water.^[4]

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 766 people, 269 households, and 223 families residing in the town. The population density was 32.7 people per square mile (12.6/km²). There were 278 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.87% White, 0.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 1.04% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.61% of the population.

There were 269 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $60,789, and the median income for a family was $61,917. Males had a median income of $40,250 versus $26,016 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,335. About 1.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Nelson Fryer, farmer and politician, lived in Cold Spring; he served in the Wisconsin Assembly and as chairman of the town board^[5]
George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916), author and governor of Wisconsin, moved to Cold Spring with his family in 1843; he left to enlist in the Union Army in 1863
Jarvis K. Pike, state legislator and judge

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cold Spring, Wisconsin
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Cold Spring town, Jefferson County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cold Spring town, Jefferson County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1871,' Biographical Sketch of Nelson Fryer, pg. 378

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Jefferson
Cities	Fort Atkinson Jefferson Lake Mills Waterloo Watertown‡ Whitewater‡
Villages	Cambridge‡ Johnson Creek Lac La Belle‡ Palmyra Sullivan
Towns	Aztalan Cold Spring Concord Farmington Hebron Ixonia Jefferson Koshkonong Lake Mills Milford Oakland Palmyra Sullivan Sumner Waterloo Watertown
CDPs	Hebron Helenville Ixonia Lake Koshkonong Lake Ripley Rome
Unincorporated communities	Aztalan Blackhawk Island Breezy Knoll Busseyville Carcajou Cold Spring Concord Ebenezer Farmington Glenn Oaks Beach Grellton Heath Mills Hoopers Mill Hubbleton Koshkonong‡ Koshkonong Manor Koshkonong Mounds Kroghville Lake Lac La Belle London‡ Milford North Shore Oak Hill Oakland Pipersville Portland‡ Slabtown Sylvan Mounds Vinnie Ha Ha
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Town of Cold Spring official website

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