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Bevent, Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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Town of Bevent, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Bevent, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°44′21″N 89°24′57″W / 44.73917°N 89.41583°W / 44.73917; -89.41583
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Marathon
Area
• Total	42.7 sq mi (110.7 km²)
• Land	42.1 sq mi (109.1 km²)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	1,175 ft (358 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,118
• Density	26/sq mi (10/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-07125^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1582804^[1]

Bevent is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,118 at the 2010 census.^[3] The unincorporated community of Shantytown is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Bevent is also located partially in the town.

History

The Town of Pike Lake was divided into the towns of Reid and Bevent. Bevent was actually supposed to be "Berent" after a lawyer but was incorrectly transcribed and was legally called Bevent

This area of Marathon County was settled primarily by Polish immigrants.

The importance that those immigrants and their descendants placed on their religion was evidenced by many roadside shrines. Individual families and entire parishes used to make pilgrimages to these shrines as part of their observance of religious holidays.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.7 square miles (110.7 km²), of which 42.1 square miles (109.1 km²) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), or 1.50%, is water.

Demographics

The Town of Bevent is one of the greatest (by percentage) Polish-American communities in the U.S.^[5] Ancestries: Polish (61.0%), German (30.6%), Irish (4.9%), Norwegian (3.2%), French (2.5%), English (2.4%).

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,126 people, 405 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.7 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 484 housing units at an average density of 11.5 per square mile (4.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% White, 0.09% African American, 0.53% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.84% of the population.

There were 405 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.15.

The population was 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,385, and the median income for a family was $52,250. Males had a median income of $32,865 versus $25,144 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,315. About 3.5% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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): Bevent town, Marathon County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
^ "Search our Places Database | Marathon County Historical Society". www.marathoncountyhistory.dreamhosters.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ Polish communities Archived June 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Epodunk. Accessed September 11, 2013.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Wausau
Cities	Abbotsford‡ Colby‡ Marshfield‡ Mosinee Schofield Wausau
Villages	Athens Birnamwood‡ Brokaw Dorchester‡ Edgar Elderon Fenwood Hatley Kronenwetter Maine Marathon City Rib Mountain Rothschild Spencer Stratford Unity‡ Weston
Towns	Bergen Berlin Bern Bevent Brighton Cassel Cleveland Day Easton Eau Pleine Elderon Emmet Frankfort Franzen Green Valley Guenther Halsey Hamburg Harrison Hewitt Holton Hull Johnson Knowlton Marathon McMillan Mosinee Norrie Plover Reid Rib Falls Rietbrock Ringle Spencer Stettin Texas Wausau Weston Wien
CDPs	Knowlton Rib Mountain
Unincorporated communities	Ashley Bevent Bradley Cherokee Corinth Dancy Emmerich Gad‡ Galloway Glandon Granite Heights Halder Hogarty Holt Ingersoll Johnson Kalinke Little Chicago Little Eau Claire Little Rose Mann McMillan Milan Moon Mount View Naugart Norrie Nutterville Pike Lake Poniatowski Rangeline Rib Falls Ringle Rocky Corners Rozellville Schnappsville Shantytown Snell Sunset Swan Taegesville Weber Wien Wuertsburg
Ghost towns/ neighborhoods	Callon March Rapids Staadts Stettin Ziegler
Indian reservation	Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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