Cold Spring, Wisconsin
town in Wisconsin, United States
Cold Spring is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 737 as of the 2020 census.
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.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 737 people, 302 households, and 317 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 88.87% White, 0.27% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 2.58% from other races, and 6.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.69% of the population.
As of the census of 2000 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). 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.
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