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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Clinton is a town in Barron County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 870 at the 2020 census, down from 879 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Poskin is located in Clinton, along U.S. Route 8.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 879 people in 2010, 870 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1980.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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