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Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin

Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Location of Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°46′51″N 89°36′32″W / 45.78083°N 89.60889°W / 45.78083; -89.60889
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Oneida
Area
 • Total 39.2 sq mi (101.6 km2)
 • Land 34.3 sq mi (88.9 km2)
 • Water 4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2)
Elevation 1,598 ft (487 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,160
 • Density 33.8/sq mi (13.1/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
FIPS code 55-41887
GNIS feature ID 1583518

Lake Tomahawk is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States named for the adjacent freshwater lake of the same name. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Lake Tomahawk and the unincorporated community of Sunflower are located in the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.2 square miles (101.6 km²), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.9 km²) of it is land and 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²) of it (12.50%) is water.

The climate is Humid Continental in the Köppen Climate System, abbreviated as Dfb.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,160 people, 475 households, and 317 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.8 people per square mile (13.1/km²). There were 1,052 housing units at an average density of 30.7 per square mile (11.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.97% White, 4.40% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 475 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.60.


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