Elderon, Wisconsin

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Elderon is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 189 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Elderon is located at 44°46′59″N, 89°15′1″W (44.78325, -89.250492)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.31%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 189 people, 77 households, and 54 families residing in the village. The population density was 65.7/km² (170.8/mi²). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 28.2/km² (73.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.94% White, 0.53% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 4.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 77 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 112.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $55,417. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,225. About 2.1% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 14.8% of those sixty five or over.