Westby, Wisconsin Westby, Wisconsin Location in Vernon County and the state of Wisconsin.
Location in Vernon County and the state of Wisconsin.
Westby is a town/city in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.
Westby of Biri, Norway, where many of the city's Norwegian-American pioneer originated. Westby Coon-Prairie Lutheran Church in Westby was established in 1851.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.60 square miles (6.73 km2), of which, 2.59 square miles (6.71 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,200 citizens , 929 homeholds, and 575 families living in the city.
There were 996 housing units at an average density of 384.6 per square mile (148.5/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.0% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from other competitions, and 1.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 929 homeholds of which 29.5% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 48.9% were married couples residing together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families.
33.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.93.
The median age in the town/city was 41.5 years.
24.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,045 citizens , 840 homeholds, and 554 families living in the city.
There were 906 housing units at an average density of 373.0 per square mile (144.0/km ).
There were 840 homeholds out of which 31.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 54.4% were married couples residing together, 8.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $32,340, and the median income for a family was $41,000.
About 4.9% of families and 7.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Westby town/city limits With seven cooperatives still functioning, Westby has been alluded to as "Co-op City". some of the more prominent co-ops are the Westby Cooperative Creamery, Vernon Telephone Cooperative, Heartland Country Coop, Westby Coop Credit Union, and Vernon Electric Cooperative.
Westby is served by a weekly newspaper, the Westby Times.
Westby's most prominent event is the Syttende Mai festival, an annual three-day event held in mid-May.
The festival stems from Westby's Norwegian roots, Syttende Mai being a Norwegian holiday ("Syttende Mai" translates to "Seventeenth of May") celebrating Norway's independence and the signing of the Norwegian Constitution.
Westby has one of the biggest ski jumps in the United States, where the Snowflake Ski Club hosts an annual ski jump event at the end of January and the beginning of February.
Dahl, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Lawrence Grimsrud, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Dedrick Martin Langve, Wisconsin State Assemblyman United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Municipalities and communities of Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States
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