Maple Bluff, Wisconsin

Maple Bluff, Wisconsin
—  Village  —
Location of Maple Bluff, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°6′39″N 89°22′6″W / 43.11083°N 89.36833°W / 43.11083; -89.36833Coordinates: 43°6′39″N 89°22′6″W / 43.11083°N 89.36833°W / 43.11083; -89.36833
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Dane
Area
- Total	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	876 ft (267 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,358
- Density	1,944.1/sq mi (750.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-48750[2]
GNIS feature ID	1568959[1]

Maple Bluff is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Madison and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Maple Bluff is most well known as the site of Wisconsin Governor's Mansion. The Executive Mansion is the residence of the Governor of Wisconsin, and his family. The Robert M. LaFollette House is also in Maple Bluff. Maple Bluff has produced several notable individuals, including comedian Chris Farley, golfer Jerry Kelly, olympian Jay Mortensen, and Tommy Tzakis.

Maple Bluff is also known as the richest part of the Madison Metro and one of the wealthiest in the state.

Geography

Maple Bluff is located at 43°6′39″N 89°22′6″W / 43.11083°N 89.36833°W / 43.11083; -89.36833 (43.110945, -89.368263)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,358 people, 541 households, and 407 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,944.1 people per square mile (749.0/km²). There were 557 housing units at an average density of 797.4 per square mile (307.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.13% White, 1.33% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 541 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $111,400, and the median income for a family was $129,961. Males had a median income of $83,074 versus $50,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $66,380. About 1.7% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Jane Wiedlin - rhythm guitarist of The Go-Go's, actress
• Chris Farley - comedian, actor, Saturday Night Live alum
• Bradley Whitford - actor
• Jim Montgomery - swimmer, winner of 3 gold and 1 bronze medals in the 1976 Montreal Olympics
• Connie Carpenter-Phinney - Olympic speed skater, cyclist and winner of the gold medal in road cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• Official Village Website