Brookfield (town), Wisconsin
| Brookfield, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
_highlighted.svg) Location in Waukesha County and the state of Wisconsin. |
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| Coordinates: 43°2′21″N 88°10′10″W / 43.03917°N 88.16944°WCoordinates: 43°2′21″N 88°10′10″W / 43.03917°N 88.16944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Waukesha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.5 sq mi (14.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.5 sq mi (14.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,390 |
| • Density | 1,160.3/sq mi (448.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-10050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582868 |
Brookfield is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,390 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Goerke's Corners is located in the town.
In 1954, the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin was formed from the town of Brookfield. On March 26, 2012, the town of Brookfield filed a petition to incorporate to become a village.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.3 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,390 people, 2,762 households, and 1,762 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,160.3 people per square mile (447.8/km²). There were 2,863 housing units at an average density of 519.8 per square mile (200.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.63% White, 0.83% Black or African American, 0.03% Native American, 3.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,762 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.
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