- Mauston, Wisconsin
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Location of Mauston, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°47′49″N 90°4′39″W / 43.79694°N 90.0775°WCoordinates: 43°47′49″N 90°4′39″W / 43.79694°N 90.0775°W Country United States State Wisconsin County Juneau Area - Total 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) - Land 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2) - Water 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) Elevation[1] 883 ft (269 m) Population (2000) - Total 3,740 - Density 1,022.6/sq mi (394.8/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) FIPS code 55-50025[2] GNIS feature ID 1569135[1] 
Ten-sided barn near Mauston
Mauston is a city in and the county seat of Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.[3] The population is 4,411 according to the 2010 census.
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History
Mauston was founded by David Bellows A.K.A. Polar Bear. The town was originally named D-Bells Town after Bellows. The town's beginning was based on the Rank's Bar of early Wisconsin. The history of Mauston is currently preserved in the Bellows House on Wisconsin Street.[4][5]
Education
The city and surrounding area is served by the Mauston Area School District, which provides a 4-year-old kindergarten through senior high education. District schools include West Side Elementary (grades 4K-2), Grayside Elementary (grades 3-5), Olson Middle School (which is housed in the former high school and serves grades 6, 7, and 8), and Mauston High School, which opened its doors in 2001. Lyndon Station Elementary School, which houses grades K-5, is located in nearby Lyndon Station.
A pre-K through 8th grade Catholic parochial school has been operated by St. Patrick Parish since 1895. The parish also operated St. Patrick High School from 1933–1951, and Madonna High School from 1951-1966. This school holds about 200 students from all counties of Southern Wisconsin.
Mauston is also home to a campus of Western Technical College.
Geography
Mauston is located at 43°47′49″N 90°4′39″W / 43.79694°N 90.0775°W (43.797074, -90.077595)[6]. It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 883 feet.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (10.73%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,740 people, 1,585 households, and 963 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,022.6 people per square mile (394.5/km²). There were 1,729 housing units at an average density of 472.8 per square mile (182.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.28% White, 0.67% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
There were 1,585 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,341, and the median income for a family was $42,866. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,589 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,640. About 8.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- John T. Benson, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
- Kelly Bires, NASCAR driver, also won two state wrestling championships in Wisconsin
- Bill H. O'Brien (1932-2007), Native American actor who appeared in Tom Sawyer (1973)
- Bill Lobenstein, NFL player
- Orland Steen Loomis, one-time Governor-elect of Wisconsin
- John Patterson, Medal of Honor recipient
- Jessica Powers, Roman Catholic nun and writer
- Edwin M. Truell, Medal of Honor recipient
Media
- WRJC-FM, radio
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ Mauston
- ^ http://epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=24272 e-Podunk
- ^ "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
Municipalities and communities of Juneau County, Wisconsin County seat: MaustonCities Elroy | Mauston | New Lisbon | Wisconsin Dells‡
Villages Camp Douglas | Hustler | Lyndon Station | Necedah | Union Center | Wonewoc
Towns Unincorporated
communitiesCloverdale | Cutler | Finley | Lemonweir | Lindina | Mather | Meadow Valley | New Miner | Sprague
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Cities in Wisconsin
- Populated places in Juneau County, Wisconsin
- County seats in Wisconsin
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