Rosholt, Wisconsin

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Rosholt is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 518 at the 2000 census. The village is predominantly Polish.

[edit] Geography

Rosholt is located at 44°37′50″N, 89°18′27″W (44.630421, -89.307414)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). Only 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) or 2.73% of its area is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 518 people, 198 households, and 135 families residing in the village. The population density was 188.7/km² (487.1/mi²). There were 212 housing units at an average density of 77.2/km² (199.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.65% White, 0.39% Native American, 0.77% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.

There were 198 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,750, and the median income for a family was $48,636. Males had a median income of $31,923 versus $23,889 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,002. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.