{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Town of Primrose | settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town|Town]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Primrose Town Hall.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Town hall | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | image_map = Dane County Wisconsin incorporated and unincorporated areas Primrose highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location in [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and the state of [[Wisconsin]].
<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wisconsin}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]]
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<!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 750 | population_density_km2 = 7.3 | population_density_sq_mi = 19.0
<!-- General information -->| 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 = 302 | elevation_ft = 991 | coordinates = {{coord|42|54|27|N|89|39|17|W|region:US-WI|display=inline}} | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = [[Area code 608|608]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 55-65575<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 = 1583985<ref name="GR3" /> | website = https://townofprimrose.gov/ | footnotes = }} The '''Town<ref>"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355</ref> of Primrose''' is located in [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. As of 2020, the population was 750.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Wisconsin3.html|title=Wisconsin Very Small Towns and Villages (fewer than 1000 residents) - Real Estate, Housing, Schools, Residents, Crime, Pollution, Demographics and More|website=www.city-data.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>
==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km{{sup|2}}), all land.
==Demographics== At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] there were 682 people, 243 households, and 192 families living in the town. The population density was 19.0 people per square mile (7.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 252 housing units at an average density of 7.0 per square mile (2.7/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.68% White, 0.44% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15%.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 243 households 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 10.7% of households were one person and 4.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.05.
The age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.2 males.
The median household income was $51,964 and the median family income was $54,063. Males had a median income of $32,750 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,935. About 2.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
==Notable people==
* [[Albert J. Baker]], Wisconsin Representative, was born in Primrose * [[Charles S. Eastman]], South Dakota lawyer and politician, was born in Primrose * [[Clarence Gonstead]], chiropractor, lived in Primrose as a child * [[Harvey Marion LaFollette]], Indiana educator and politician, founder of [[LaFollette, Tennessee]] was born in Primrose * [[Robert M. La Follette]], Wisconsin governor and United States senator, was born in Primrose * [[Eli Pederson]], Wisconsin State Representative, lived in Primrose
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Dane County, Wisconsin}}
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[[Category:Towns in Dane County, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Madison metropolitan area]] [[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]