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Niagara is a city located in Marinette County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,880. The city lies to the north of and adjacent to the Town of Niagara.

1 Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 km˛ (3.0 mi˛). 7.1 km˛ (2.7 mi˛) of it is land and 0.7 km˛ (0.3 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 8.97% water.

2 Demographics

As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 1,880 people, 760 households, and 494 families residing in the city. The population density is 264.9/km˛ (686.1/mi˛). There are 812 housing units at an average density of 114.4/km˛ (296.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 99.52% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.16% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population are HispanicHispanic as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorise US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from Spain or the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. The term is used as a or LatinoA Latino is a person of Latin American heritage, or of the Latin American culture. The feminine form of the word is "Latina". Latino" is a shortened form of the Spanish word for a Latin American individual, "latinoamericano. In Italy, the term is sometime of any race.

There are 760 households out of which 32.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% are married couplesMarriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. Precise definitions vary historically and between and within cultures, but it has been an important concept as a socially sanctioned bond between people who (usually) are living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% are non-families. 31.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 3.01.

In the city the population is spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $33,828, and the median income for a family is $41,711. Males have a median income of $35,000 versus $20,820 for females. The per capita incomeThe per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. A ranking of the top 10 countries, according to the 2004 CIA World Factbook (in US dollar) # Luxembourg $55,100 # Norwa for the city is $15,616. 9.9% of the population and 5.4% of families are below the poverty lineThe poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. People who have an income below the poverty line have no discretionary disposable income, by definition. The actual monetary value of. Out of the total population, 8.6% of those under the age of 18 and 15.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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