Saxon, Wisconsin

Culture

Each August, Saxon hosts the Iron County Fair.

A small portion of the film, A Simple Plan was filmed near a one lane gravel road and farm house in Saxon.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 66.1 square miles (171.3 km2), of which 66.1 square miles (171.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.09%) is water.

Climate

| Jan record high F = 58 | Feb record high F = 63 | Mar record high F = 80 | Apr record high F = 92 | May record high F = 92 | Jun record high F = 100 | Jul record high F = 100 | Aug record high F = 99 | Sep record high F = 99 | Oct record high F = 87 | Nov record high F = 75 | Dec record high F = 60 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 39.6 |Feb avg record high F = 45.4 |Mar avg record high F = 58.6 |Apr avg record high F = 74.2 |May avg record high F = 83.8 |Jun avg record high F = 87.5 |Jul avg record high F = 89.3 |Aug avg record high F = 88.0 |Sep avg record high F = 83.8 |Oct avg record high F = 75.4 |Nov avg record high F = 57.6 |Dec avg record high F = 43.5 |year avg record high F = 91.3

|Jan avg record low F = -21.3 |Feb avg record low F = -20.3 |Mar avg record low F = -10.7 |Apr avg record low F = 12.3 |May avg record low F = 25.2 |Jun avg record low F = 33.8 |Jul avg record low F = 42.0 |Aug avg record low F = 41.0 |Sep avg record low F = 30.7 |Oct avg record low F = 22.6 |Nov avg record low F = 3.5 |Dec avg record low F = -12.8 |year avg record low F = -24.5

| Jan record low F = -36 | Feb record low F = -37 | Mar record low F = -33 | Apr record low F = -4 | May record low F = 8 | Jun record low F = 20 | Jul record low F = 33 | Aug record low F = 32 | Sep record low F = 25 | Oct record low F = 12 | Nov record low F = -13 | Dec record low F = -30 | year record low F =

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 350 people, 148 households, and 104 families residing in the town. The population density was 5.3 people per square mile (2.0/km2). There were 221 housing units at an average density of 3.3 per square mile (1.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.14% White, 0.57% African American, 0.86% Native American, and 1.43% from two or more races.

There were 148 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,212, and the median income for a family was $36,111. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,705. About 6.6% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

1. (October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
2. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
3. "Iron County Fair".
4. "A simple plan? Hardly. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the - Find Articles".
5. "A Simple Plan".