Oconomowoc is a town in

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, United States. The population was 8,836 at the 2020 census. The City of Oconomowoc and the Villages of Chenequa and Lac La Belle are located partially in the town. The unincorporated communities of Mapleton, Monterey, and

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, are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Stone Bank is located partially in the town. In January of 2025, almost the entirety of the town was annexed into the Village of Lac La Belle.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 32.6 square miles (84.4 km²), of which, 29.3 square miles (75.9 km²) of it is land and 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²) of it (10.18%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,451 people, 2,765 households, and 2,140 families residing in the town. The

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was 254.4 people per square mile (98.2/km²). There were 3,045 housing units at an average density of 104.0 per square mile (40.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.74%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.19% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 2,765 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.07. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $68,676, and the median income for a family was $75,200. Males had a median income of $50,153 versus $29,921 for females. The

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for the town was $37,244. About 2.0% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the

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, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Jonas Swenholt (1855–1923), Wisconsin State Representative, was born in the town'Wisconsin Blue Book 1905, Biographical Sketch of Jonas Swenholt, pg. 1117

References

External links

Town of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin websiteTown of Oconomowoc Police Department
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