Mifflin, Wisconsin
| Mifflin, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Mifflin, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 42°52′19″N 90°21′12″W / 42.87194°N 90.35333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Iowa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.7 sq mi (131.3 km2) |
| • Land | 50.7 sq mi (131.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 617 |
| • Density | 12.2/sq mi (4.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-51725 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583713 |
Mifflin is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 617 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Mifflin is located in the town. The extinct community of Dallas was located in the town.
On April 14, 2010, a fireball from outer space streaked across several Midwestern states and landed outside of Mifflin. The highly publicized Mifflin fireball, as it is now known, has produced several pounds of meteorites, and was featured on The Science Channel's Meteorite Men. The meteorite has been studied and classified as a L5 chondrite by scientists at the University of Wisconsin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.7 square miles (131.3 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 617 people, 201 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.2 people per square mile (4.7/km²). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 4.1 per square mile (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.51% White, 0.16% African American, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 201 households out of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.1% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.47.
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