# Berry, Wisconsin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Berry%2C_Wisconsin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Berry%2C_Wisconsin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry%2C_Wisconsin > Source revision: 1350597085 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Town in Wisconsin, United States Berry, Wisconsin Town Berry Town Hall Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43°9′30″N 89°39′56″W / 43.15833°N 89.66556°W / 43.15833; -89.66556 Country United States State Wisconsin County Dane Area • Total 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) • Land 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) • Water 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) Elevation [1] 915 ft (279 m) Population (2020) • Total 1,168 • Density 30/sq mi (11.7/km2) Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT) Area code 608 FIPS code 55-07025[2] GNIS feature ID 1582803[1] **Berry** is a town in [Dane County](/source/Dane_County%2C_Wisconsin), [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin), United States. The population was 1,168 at the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census). The unincorporated community of [Marxville](/source/Marxville%2C_Wisconsin) is in the Town of Berry. ## History The Town of Berry was established on January 7, 1850, by being split off from Farmersville.[3] It was probably named for Berry Haney, who kept a tavern in the 1830s and was the first postmaster of the [Cross Plains](/source/Cross_Plains%2C_Wisconsin) post office in 1838.[4][3] ## Geography According to the [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau), the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.9 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km2) (0.33%) is water. ## Demographics As of the [census](/source/Census)[2] of 2000, there were 1,084 people, 408 households, and 326 families residing in the town. The [population density](/source/Population_density) was 30.2 people per square mile (11.7/km2). There were 420 housing units at an average density of 11.7 per square mile (4.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.34% [White](/source/White_(U.S._Census)), 0.09% [African American](/source/African_American_(U.S._Census)), 0.09% [Asian](/source/Asian_(U.S._Census)), 0.09% from [other races](/source/Race_(United_States_Census)), and 1.38% from two or more races. [Hispanic](/source/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)) or [Latino](/source/Latino_(U.S._Census)) of any race were 1.01% of the population. There were 408 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were [married couples](/source/Marriage) living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.98. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $61,429, and the median income for a family was $68,906. Males had a median income of $43,125 versus $29,250 for females. The [per capita income](/source/Per_capita_income) for the town was $27,194. About 0.7% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the [poverty line](/source/Poverty_line), including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over. ## Notable people - [William Fehlandt](/source/William_Fehlandt) (1851–1928), farmer, businessman, and Wisconsin State Assemblyman, lived in the town; Fehlandt served as chairman of the Berry Town Board[5] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GR3_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GR3_1-1) ["US Board on Geographic Names"](https://geonames.usgs.gov). [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey). October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GR2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GR2_2-1) ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). Retrieved January 31, 2008. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cassidy_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cassidy_3-1) Frederic G. Cassidy. *Dane County Place-Names*. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1968, p. 14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Callary, Edward (2016). *Place Names of Wisconsin*. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 28. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-299-30964-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-299-30964-0). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ernst G. Timme (comp.). *[The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin](http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&id=WI.WIBlueBk1889&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1889.p0562&isize=L&q1=fehlandt)*. 1889, p. 504. Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Berry, Wisconsin](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Berry,_Wisconsin). ## External links - [Town of Berry website](http://www.townofberry.org/) v t e Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Madison Cities Edgerton‡ Fitchburg Madison Middleton Monona Stoughton Sun Prairie Verona Villages Belleville‡ Black Earth Blue Mounds Brooklyn‡ Cambridge‡ Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield DeForest Maple Bluff Marshall Mazomanie McFarland Mount Horeb Oregon Rockdale Shorewood Hills Waunakee Windsor Towns Albion Berry Black Earth Blooming Grove Blue Mounds Bristol Burke Christiana Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield Dunkirk Dunn Madison Mazomanie Medina Middleton Montrose Oregon Perry Primrose Roxbury Rutland Springdale Springfield Sun Prairie Vermont Verona Vienna Westport York Unincorporated communities Albion Ashton Basco Daleyville Deansville Door Creek East Bristol Forward Hoffman Corners Kegonsa Kingsley Corners Klevenville London‡ Lutheran Hill Martinsville Marxville Mount Vernon Nora Norway Grove Paoli Pine Bluff Riley Roxbury Rutland Seminary Springs Springfield Corners Stone Token Creek West Middleton Neighborhoods Fitchburg Center Hope Lake Windsor Morrisonville Middleton Junction Oak Hall Indian reservation Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Wisconsin portal United States portal --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Berry, Wisconsin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry%2C_Wisconsin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry%2C_Wisconsin?action=history)). 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