Colby, Wisconsin | |
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Town | |
Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 44°54′7″N 90°22′28″W / 44.90194°N 90.37444°WCoordinates: 44°54′7″N 90°22′28″W / 44.90194°N 90.37444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Clark |
Area | |
• Total | 33.77 sq mi (87.46 km2) |
• Land | 33.75 sq mi (87.41 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 1,360 ft (410 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 874 |
• Density | 26/sq mi (10.0/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
FIPS code | 55-019-16175 |
Colby is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 874 at the 2010 census.
The town is located along the eastern border of Clark County, adjoining Marathon County. It is bordered to the east by the city of Colby and to the northeast by the city of Abbotsford.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Colby has a total area of 33.8 square miles (87.5 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.06%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 908 people, 276 households, and 231 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.9 people per square mile (10.4/km²). There were 281 housing units at an average density of 8.3 per square mile (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.14% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 276 households out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.63.