Lewiston, Wisconsin
town in Wisconsin, USA
Lewiston is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,262 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 54.9 square miles (142.2 km2), of which 54 square miles (139.8 km2) is land and 1 square mile (2.5 km2) (1.75%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,187 people, 473 households, and 347 families residing in the town. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8.5/km2). There were 573 housing units at an average density of 10.6 per square mile (4.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White, 0.51% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 473 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2218404. Authority coordinates are 43.581, -89.636. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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