Meeme, Wisconsin

Meeme, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Meeme, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°56′12″N 87°51′14″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Manitowoc
Area
• Total	36.3 sq mi (94.0 km^2)
• Land	36.2 sq mi (93.7 km^2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km^2)
Elevation [1]	794 ft (242 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,538
• Density	42.5/sq mi (16.4/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	920
FIPS code	55-50625[2]
GNIS feature ID	1583686[1]

Meeme is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,538 at the 2000 census. Its Menominee name is Omīnīw which means "pigeon".^[3] The Menominee sold this land to the United States in the 1831 Treaty of Washington.^[4]

Communities

• Meeme is an unincorporated community located west of Highway XX’s (former WIS 149) southern intersection of WIS 42.
• Osman is an unincorporated community located along WIS 42 south of Highway F.
• School Hill is an unincorporated community located at the intersections of Highways M, X, and Marken Road.
• Spring Valley is an unincorporated community located west of WIS 42. Like Meeme to the south, both were previously served by WIS 42 prior to 1956.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.0 km²), of which, 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) (0.28%) is water.

Demographics

Town hall in School Hill

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,538 people, 531 households, and 432 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.5 people per square mile (16.4/km²). There were 558 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (6.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.70% White, 0.07% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 531 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,139, and the median income for a family was $60,000. Males had a median income of $38,984 versus $26,200 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,927. About 1.2% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• George Jonathan Danforth, politician
• John Lorfeld, politician
• Herman Roethel, politician

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Hoffman, Mike. "Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin". The Menominee Clans Story. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
4. Ceded territories map, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology - 1896-97, Part 2 by J. W. Powell, Charles C. Royce, and Cyrus Thomas, 1899, page 728 (page 217 of the pdf)
5. Manitowoc County, Atlas: Wisconsin State Atlas 1956 Highway Maps, Wisconsin Historical Map (historicmapworks.com)

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