Dellona is a town in

Sauk County, Wisconsin Sauk County is a county in Wisconsin. It is named after a large village of the Sauk people. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,763. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo. The county was created in 1840 from Wisconsin Territor ...

, United States. The population was 1,901 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Dellwood is located in the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.0 km²), of which 35.1 square miles (90.9 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) (0.11%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 1,199 people, 422 households and 335 families residing in the town. The

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was 34.2 per square mile (13.2/km²). There were 498 housing units at an average density of 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.33%

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, 0.08%

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, 6.51% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population. There were 422 households, of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.10. 27.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males. The

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was $46,630 and the median family income was $50,375. Males had a median income of $32,500 and females $24,750. The

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was $18,998. About 6.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the

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, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Dellona is in the service area of the

School District of Wisconsin Dells School District of Wisconsin Dells is a school district headquartered in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Its territory includes sections of the counties of Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Sauk.Wisconsin Dells High School Wisconsin Dells High School is a public high school located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, and is a part of the Wisconsin Dells School District. It serves more than 600 students from the municipalities of Wisconsin Dells, Dell Prairie, Dellon ...

References

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