Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin

Sauk Prairie is the nickname for the twin villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, two villages located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in southeastern Sauk County, Wisconsin, approximately 13 miles south of Baraboo, and 18 miles northwest of metropolitan Madison, where U.S. Highway 12 crosses the Wisconsin River. According to the 2000 census, the combined population of the two communities is 6,340.

Whereas the union of the two municipalities has been proposed in the past, it has thus far been unsuccessful, primarily as a result of historical preservation. Still, the name is in common use for area cultural venues, businesses, and service organizations ("e.g.", the local newspapers, the "Sauk Prairie Star" and the "Sauk Prairie Eagle", [http://www.wiscnews.com/spe/] Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital and Clinics, [http://www.spmh.org/] and the Sauk Prairie Riverview Center) [http://www.riverviewcenter.net/page/page/1486517.htm] as well as for a number of joint municipal services, including the Sauk Prairie Police Department, [http://www.saukprairiepd.com/] Sauk Prairie School District, [http://www.saukpr.k12.wi.us/] Sauk Prairie Airport, [http://www.saukprairieairport.com/] and the Sauk Prairie Chamber of Commerce. [http://www.saukprairie.com/] The villages maintain separate libraries and fire departments.

ee also

*Badger Army Ammunition Plant
* Prairie du Sac
* Sauk City

External links

* [http://www.sauk-prairie.com/ Sauk Prairie's Home Page]
* [http://www.saukprairiehistory.org/home.html Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society]
* [http://www.riverartscenter.org/ River Arts Center]
* [http://www.saukprairie.com Sauk Prairie Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.saukprairiepd.com Sauk Prairie Police Department]

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