Presque Isle, Wisconsin
| Presque Isle, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Presque Isle, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 46°12′49″N 89°42′4″W / 46.21361°N 89.70111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Vilas |
| Government | |
| • Town Chairman | Jack Harrison |
| • Supervisor | Adam Johnson |
| • Supervisor | Karen Swenson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.4 sq mi (192.8 km2) |
| • Land | 61.7 sq mi (159.8 km2) |
| • Water | 12.7 sq mi (33.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,680 ft (512 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 616 |
| • Density | 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-65425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583981 |
| Website | http://www.piwi.us |
Presque Isle is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 616 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Presque Isle and Katinka Village are located in the town.
The name is a corruption of the French language, presqu'ile meaning a peninsula.
The Town of Presque Isle is located in northwest Vilas County, Wisconsin in the Lake Superior snowbelt region. The area contains many lakes, and included the headwaters of the Presque Isle River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 74.4 square miles (192.8 km²), of which, 61.7 square miles (159.8 km²) of it is land and 12.7 square miles (33.0 km²) of it (17.10%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 513 people, 241 households, and 176 families residing in the town. The population density was 8.3 people per square mile (3.2/km²). There were 1,216 housing units at an average density of 19.7 per square mile (7.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.81% White and 0.19% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 241 households out of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 20.7% 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 2.13 and the average family size was 2.42.
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