Pembine is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2000
census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area
of 174.4 km² (67.3 mi²). 171.8 km² (66.3 mi²) of
it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (1.47%) is water. The Pemebonwon River, with two notable waterfalls, is in the immediate
vicinity.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000,
there were 1,036 people, 429 households, and 293 families residing in the town. The population density was 6.0/km² (15.6/mi²). There were 871 housing units at an average density of
5.1/km² (13.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.59% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 429 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were
non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from
45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,395, and the median income for a family was $39,479. Males had a median
income of $36,810 versus $21,071 for females. The per capita income for the town was
$16,459. About 7.0% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
Schools
Students in Pembine are part of the Pembine-Beecher-Dunbar public school district. A parochial school, Faith Baptist School,
operated by the Faith Baptist Church of Beecher also serves students from Pembine. Faith Baptist School has announced that it
will be closing after the 2006-2007 school year and the school will reopen in the fall of 2007 as Pioneer Christian School
[1] under the auspices of Northland Baptist
Bible College [2]
Churches
There are four churches in Pembine township . Northwoods Chapel [3], Grace Lutheran Church, Faith Presbyterian Church and St. Margaret Roman Catholic
Church.Church.
Coordinates:
45°38′07″N, 87°59′27″W
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