Westfield, Wisconsin

The village was originally settled and laid out by Hungarian-American immigrant Agoston Haraszthy. It was first named "Széptáj"—Hungarian for "beautiful landscape"—and was later renamed "Haraszthy", in honor of the village founder. In 1849, the Legislature renamed the village "Westfield".{{cite act|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1849/related/acts/113.pdf |title= An Act to change the name of the village of Haraszthy, in Sauk county, to Westfield |type= Act |index= 113 |year= 1849 |legislature= Wisconsin Legislature |accessdate= June 28, 2022 }}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|1.59|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 18, 2012}}

File:Emmanuel Lutheran Church Westfield Wisconsin.jpg

File:Westfield Wisconsin Area High School.jpg

{{US Census population

| 1880 = 283

| 1890 = 500

| 1910 = 729

| 1920 = 858

| 1930 = 769

| 1940 = 851

| 1950 = 935

| 1960 = 919

| 1970 = 884

| 1980 = 1033

| 1990 = 1125

| 2000 = 1217

| 2010 = 1254

| 2020 = 1302

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 18, 2012}} of 2010, there were 1,254 people, 523 households, and 321 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|803.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 578 housing units at an average density of {{convert|370.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.7% of the population.

There were 523 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the village was 36.8 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 1,217 people, 504 households, and 325 families living in the village. The population density was 859.1 people per square mile (330.9/km²). There were 553 housing units at an average density of 390.4 per square mile (150.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.45% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 3.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 504 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,341, and the median income for a family was $34,306. Males had a median income of $30,758 versus $22,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,318. About 7.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

File:Westfield Area High School.jpg

Westfield is part of the School District of Westfield. There are three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school in the district.

• Robert M. Long, Wisconsin State Representative
• Levi E. Pond, Wisconsin State Senator
• Greg Dean Schmitz, film journalist (Yahoo! Movies, Rotten Tomatoes)

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• [http://www.villageofwestfieldwi.com/ Village of Westfield official site]
• [http://www.westfieldwi.com Westfield, Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce]
• Sanborn fire insurance maps: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/12541 1894] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/12543 1901] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/12546 1914]
• [https://www.westfield.k12.wi.us/ School District of Westfield]

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