Spring Green, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Spring Green, Wisconsin
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Spring Green, 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 = 119.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1585
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timezone = Central (CST)
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latd = 43 |latm = 11 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 6 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

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Spring Green is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,444 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Spring Green.

Attractions

*Taliesin, the summer home and school of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright
*American Players Theatre which stages a major outdoor Shakespeare festival each summer
*The House on the Rock tourist museum
*The home of Furthermore Beer

Geography

Spring Green is located at coor dms|43|10|38|N|90|4|2|W|city (43.177268, -90.067277)GR|1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²).None of the area is covered with water, although the Wisconsin River runs along the southern side of the town.

Notable people

*Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,444 people, 585 households, and 372 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,097.6 people per square mile (422.4/km²). There were 624 housing units at an average density of 474.3/sq mi (182.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.24% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 0.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 585 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% 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 2.99.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $51,806. Males had a median income of $36,597 versus $26,296 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,462. About 3.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.vi.springgreen.wi.gov/ Village of Spring Green]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Spring_Green Spring Green travel guide] from Wikitravel
* [http://www.springgreenlibrary.org/ Spring Green Community Library]