Spring Valley, Wisconsin

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There is also the Town of Spring Valley, a subdivision of Rock County.

Spring Valley is a village in Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,189 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Spring Lake in Pierce County. Small portions also lie in the Town of Gilman, also in Pierce County, and the Town of Cady in St. Croix County.

Crystal Cave is located near Spring Valley.

[edit] Geography

Spring Valley is located at 44°50′50″N, 92°14′24″W (44.847111, -92.240130)^GR1, along the Eau Galle River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²). 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (16.33%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,189 people, 459 households, and 296 families residing in the village. The population density was 122.7/km² (318.0/mi²). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 49.8/km² (128.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.82% White, 0.08% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 459 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,482, and the median income for a family was $45,714. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,844. About 2.4% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.