Coordinates: 44°27′49″N 90°01′32″W

Hansen, Wisconsin
Hansen is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.
The population was 707 at the 2000 census. Hansen, Wisconsin
Town

Contents
History
Geography
Demographics
References
External links

History
In the summer of 1851 crews working for the U.S. government
surveyed the outline of the six mile square that would become Location of Hansen, Wisconsin
Hansen. That November another crew marked all the section Coordinates: 44°27′49″N 90°01′32″W
corners, walking through the woods and wading the swamps, Country United States
measuring with chain and compass.[3][4] When done, the deputy State Wisconsin
surveyor filed this general description: County Wood
Area
The general character of this Township is swampy • Total 33.9 sq mi
although there is some good land in it the soil is (87.7 km2 )
poor & being somewhat stony renders it almost • Land 33.9 sq mi
valueless for farming purposes the timber is large & (87.7 km2 )
generally of (?) growth except the Pine which is • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2 )
mostly 2d growth & very poor. the streams are fed Elevation[1] 1,070 ft (326 m)
by the swamps and are subject to very sudden rise &
fall the timber is of various kinds such as soft-maple Population (2000)
sugar Pine (TamaracK & alder in the swamps) Linn • Total 707
Oak Ash Ironwood +c, the stone are a Blue Flint.[5] • Density 20.9/sq mi
(8.1/km2 )
Time zone UTC-6 (Central
The Town of Hansen was established in 1901 and named after (CST))
the now-extinct railroad hamlet of Hansen.[6] • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
Geography FIPS code 55-32575[2]
GNIS feature ID 1583348[1]
Hansen is roughly a six-mile square. According to the United PLSS township T23N R4E
States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.9 square
miles (88 km2 ), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 707 people, 255 households, and 197 families residing in the town.
The population density was 20.9 people per square mile (8.1/km2 ). There were 272 housing units at an
average density of 8.0 per square mile (3.1/km2 ). The racial makeup of the town was 99.43% White, 0.14%
African American, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the
population.

There were 255 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8%
were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4%
were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone
who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from
25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years.
For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.5
males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,932, and the median income for a family was
$44,773. Males had a median income of $31,719 versus $24,861 for females. The per capita income for the
town was $16,159. About 3.9% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including
6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

References
1. "US Board on Geographic Names" (http://geonames.usgs.gov). United States Geological
Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "U.S. Census website" (https://www.census.gov). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
3. "Land Survey Information" (http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/SurveyInfo.html). Board
of Commissioners of Public Lands. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
4. "Field Notes for T23N R4E" (http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-id
x?type=PLSS&twp=T023NR004E). Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833-1866. Board of
Commissioners of Public Lands. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
5. Ellis, Albert G.; Ellis, Frederick S. "Interior Field Notes (Nov. 1851)" (http://digicoll.library.wisc.e
du/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=article&byte=2426530&twp=T023NR004E).
Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
6. Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/files/do
cs/placenames.pdf) (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 34.

External links
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town of Hansen (https://geona
mes.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1583348). Retrieved 2008-04-29.
"U.S. Gazetteer" (https://archive.today/20121212050219/http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazette
er?city=hansen&state=WI&zip=). U.S. Census Bureau Home Page. Archived from the original
(https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer?city=hansen&state=WI&zip=) on 2012-12-12.
Retrieved 2008-04-29.
1852 plat map covering town of Hansen (http://images.library.wisc.edu/awareImageServer/Surv
eyNotesImageNav.jsp?collection=SurveyNotes&resource=PlatMaps/TN23/reference/002304E
A.jp2)
 1896 plat map (http://content.mpl.org/u?/mcml,432)
1909 plat map (http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.AtlasWood
09.i0023&id=WI.AtlasWood09&isize=XL)
1928 plat map (http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.AtlasWood
28.i0024&id=WI.AtlasWood28&isize=XL)
1956 plat map (http://content.mpl.org/u?/mcml,8167)

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