Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sauk

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area_total_km2 = 78.6
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1138
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latd = 43 |latm = 16 |lats = 44 |latNS = N
longd = 89 |longm = 47 |longs = 16 |longEW = W

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Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,231 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Prairie du Sac, just north of Sauk City; together, Prairie du Sac and Sauk City are referred to as Sauk Prairie.

Geography

Prairie du Sac is located at coor dms|43|17|23|N|89|43|42|W|city (43.289833, -89.728524)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (7.04%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,231 people, 1,290 households, and 869 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,450.9 people per square mile (945.1/km²). There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of 1,010.4/sq mi (389.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.14% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,290 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,472, and the median income for a family was $55,234. Males had a median income of $35,020 versus $28,882 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,068. About 4.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

History

Prairie du Sac was so named because it was in the large Wisconsin River Valley where the Sauk Indians had a large settlement. Although the name of the village dates from the early days of French fur traders, Prairie du Sac was established as a village by D.B. Crocker in 1840, largely as a Yankee-English village, ["Prairie du Sac, Sauk Co. [origin of place name] " "Dictionary of Wisconsin History" [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3782&search_term=prairie+du+sac] ] in contrast to its neighbor, Sauk City, which was settled largely by Germans.

auk Prairie

Sauk City is adjacent to Prairie du Sac, located directly to the south. Both communities are located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River. The two communities share a municipal boundary, as well as schools, a police department and a hospital, but have separate fire departments, and libraries. Efforts have been made to join the two villages into a single entity, Sauk Prairie, but these have failed.

Economy

The corporate headquarters of Culver's Franchising Systems, Inc. are located in Prairie du Sac. The first Culver's opened in the adjacent city of Sauk City, July 18, 1984.

ee also

*Badger Army Ammunition Plant

References

External links

* [http://www.sauk-prairie.com/ Sauk City, Prairie Du Sac, WI Website]
* [http://www.pdslibrary.org/ Prairie du Sac Library]
* [http://prairiedusac.net/ Village of Prairie du Sac]