More about La PointeThe town includes all of the Apostle Islands. There is an unincorporated community named La Pointe on Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands and the only one open for commercial development. Although originally the site of a fortified French trading post from 1693-1698, and 1718-1759, La Pointe today was founded more directly as an American Fur Company outpost, beginning in the early 19th century. La Pointe Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 246 people, 125 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density is 1.2/km² (3.2/mi²). There are 692 housing units at an average density of 3.4/km² (8.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 94.72% White, 0.00% African American, 1.63% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 2.85% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 125 households out of which 22.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% are married couples living together, 4.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% are non-families. 40.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.96 and the average family size is 2.64. In the town the population is spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 119.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 116.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $33,500, and the median income for a family is $42,708. Males have a median income of $29,583 versus $31,042 for females. The per capita income for the town is $23,352. 4.6% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 2.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Pointe%2C_Ashland_County%2C_Wisconsin" Categories: Towns in Wisconsin | Ashland County, Wisconsin Views ArticleDiscussionEdit this pageHistory Personal tools Create account / log in if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main Page Community portal Current events Recent changes Random article Help Contact us Donations Search Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version This page was last modified 11:00, 20 November 2004. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details). About Wikipedia Disclaimers Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows 4 below to 1 above zero inland... And 10 to 15 near lake superior. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the late evening and overnight. Saturday...Partly cloudy. Highs 28 to 33. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 10 below to 20 below zero. Saturday Night...Mostly cloudy. Patchy light freezing drizzle through the night. Scattered flurries after midnight. Lows 17 to 22 inland...And 23 to 28 near lake superior. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain and snow. Highs 35 to 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light snow. Lows 20 to 25. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday...Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs 28 to 33. Lows 14 to 19. Chance of snow 30 percent. Monday Night...Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs 28 to 33. Lows 14 to 19. Chance of snow 30 percent. Tuesday...Partly cloudy. Highs 30 to 35. Lows 18 to 23. Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Highs 30 to 35. Lows 18 to 23. Thanksgiving Day...Mostly sunny. Highs 33 to 38. Thursday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. Highs 33 to 38. Friday...Partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. Highs 33 to 38. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.
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