Almena, Barron County, Wisconsin
Almena is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 858 at the 2010 census. The Village of Almena is partially located within the town.
Almena is located along the western edge of Barron County; its western border is the Polk County line. The village of Almena is located along the eastern edge of the town, and the village of Turtle Lake is in the southwest corner.
U.S. Route 8 crosses the town from east to west, through the villages of Almena and Turtle Lake. It is 10 miles (16 km) east to Barron and 26 miles (42 km) west to St. Croix Falls. U.S. Route 63 crosses the town diagonally from Turtle Lake in the southwest to the northern border; the highway leads 7 miles (11 km) northeast to Cumberland and 13 miles (21 km) southwest to Clear Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.4 square miles (83.8 km2), of which 30.5 square miles (78.9 km2) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), or 5.88%, is water. Upper and Lower Turtle Lakes are the largest water bodies in the town, followed by Echo Lake and the eastern end of Horseshoe Lake.
As of the census of 2000, there were 910 people, 355 households, and 301 families residing in the town. The population density was 29.7 people per square mile (11.5/km²). There were 662 housing units at an average density of 21.6 per square mile (8.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.78% White, 0.11% Native American, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.
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