Bartelme, Wisconsin

Bartelme is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 700 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92.1 km²), of which, 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.17%) is water.

The federally recognized Stockbridge-Munsee Community is located in Bartelme.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 700 people, 253 households, and 184 families residing in the town. The population density was 19.7 people per square mile (7.6/km²). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 8.1 per square mile (3.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 23.43% White, 74.29% Native American, 0.43% Asian, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 253 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.17.