| Cable is a town located in Bayfield
County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 836. Cable
is best known as the starting point of the American
Birkebeiner cross-country skiing race.
Geography
According to the United States Census
Bureau, the town has a total area of 185.0 km˛ (71.4 mi˛). 179.3 km˛ (69.2 mi˛) of it is land and 5.6 km˛ (2.2 mi˛) of it is water. The
total area is 3.05% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 836 people, 381 households, and
230 families residing in the town. The population density is
4.7/km˛ (12.1/mi˛). There are 697 housing units at an average density of 3.9/km˛ (10.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is
99.16% White, 0.00% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. 0.12% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 381 households out of which 24.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% are married couples living together, 6.6% have a female householder with no husband present,
and 39.4% are non-families. 32.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.5% have someone living alone who is 65
years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 2.76.
In the town the population is spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from
45 to 64, and 16.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 104.9 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 104.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $31,250, and the median income for a family is $36,250. Males have a median
income of $26,645 versus $16,484 for females. The per capita
income for the town is $16,985. 11.8% of the population and 8.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 16.3% of those under the age of 18 and 13.6% of those 65 and
older are living below the poverty line.
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