Barksdale, Wisconsin

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Barksdale, Wisconsin | settlement_type = [[Town]]

| image_skyline = Barksdale Wisconsin Town Hall.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Town hall

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| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 171.7 | area_land_km2 = 142.9 | area_water_km2 = 28.8 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi =  | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Barksdale town, Bayfield County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Barksdale%20town,%20Bayfield%20County,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref> | population_total = 745 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi =  | timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> | elevation_m = 349 | elevation_ft = 1145 | coordinates = {{coord|46|35|41|N|91|1|35|W|region:US-WI|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 54891 | area_codes = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 and 534]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 55-04725<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1582751<ref name="GR3" /> | website = {{URL|https://sites.google.com/site/barksdaletown/}} | footnotes = }} '''Barksdale''' is a town in [[Bayfield County, Wisconsin|Bayfield County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 745 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 723 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500704725| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163313/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5500704725| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Barksdale town, Bayfield County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=May 7, 2014}}</ref> The unincorporated community of [[Barksdale (community), Wisconsin|Barksdale]] is located in the town. The town was named by William G. Ramsay, the chief engineer for the [[DuPont|DuPont Chemical Company]], for Hamilton M. Barksdale, vice president of DuPont.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Callary|first1=Edward|title=Place Names of Wisconsin|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, WI|isbn=978-0-299-30964-0|page=21|year=2016}}</ref>

The town was once the home of an explosives factory owned by the DuPont company. Press reports mention a number of fatal accidents. Four died in a [[dynamite]] explosion in October 1907.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barksdale, WI Explosion, Oct 1907 |url=http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/7949/barksdale-wi-explosion-oct-1907 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |publisher=The Eau Claire Leader |date=October 25, 1907}}</ref> Two men were killed in an explosion on August 24, 1928.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barksdale, WI Powder Shed Explosion, Aug 1928 |url=http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/19262/barksdale-wi-powder-shed-explosion-aug-1928 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |publisher=Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh WI) |date=August 25, 1928}}</ref> A larger explosion at the facility killed eight in October 1952.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barksdale, WI Explosives Plant Blast, Oct 1952 |url=http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/25196/barksdale-wi-explosives-plant-blast-oct-1952 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |agency=United Press |publisher=The Republic (Columbus Indiana) |date=October 15, 1952}}</ref>

==Transportation== [[Wisconsin Highway 13]] serves as a main route in the town, running along its eastern edge.

==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|171.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|142.9|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|28.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 16.78%, is water. The eastern end of the town extends into [[Chequamegon Bay]], an arm of [[Lake Superior]].

Barksdale is located {{convert|6|mi|0}} northwest of the city of [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland]].

==Demographics== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 801 people, 303 households, and 232 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 14.5 people per square mile (5.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 353 housing units at an average density of 6.4 per square mile (2.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.00% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population. 24.9% were of [[Germans|German]], 14.1% [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 10.8% [[United States|American]], 6.7% [[Polish people|Polish]], 6.0% [[Swedish people|Swedish]], 5.7% [[English people|English]] and 5.6% [[Croats|Croatian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 303 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,714, and the median income for a family was $48,875. Males had a median income of $38,194 versus $24,722 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,680. None of the families and 2.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 2.8% of those over 64.

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Towns in Bayfield County, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]