Akan is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.

The unincorporated communities of Five Points and Jimtown are located in the town.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km2), all of it land.

There were 211 housing units at an average density of 5.8 per square mile (2.3/km2).

18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.