Rock Springs, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rock Springs, Wisconsin
settlement_type = Village
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map_caption = Location of Rock Springs, 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 = 3.5
area_land_km2 = 3.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 1.3
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 425
population_density_km2 = 122.0
population_density_sq_mi = 315.9

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 297
elevation_ft = 974
latd = 43 |latm = 28 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 89 |longm = 55 |longs = 1 |longEW = W

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Rock Springs is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Baraboo River. The population was 425 at the 2000 census.

History

At the time of its founding, Rock Springs was known as Ableman, after S.V.R. Ableman, who settled there in 1851. [cite book|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|year=1905|pages=22|author=Gannett, Henry|url=http://books.google.com/books/pdf/The_Origin_of_Certain_Place_Names_in_the.pdf?id=BqwPAAAAIAAJ&output=pdf&sig=3IVIg6u-evPGlrv4j1uDL7rQ09c] The railroad has been a major influence on the village's growth.

The village is two miles south of a notable rock formation located in Ableman Gorge, Van Hise Rock, which was used to explain the processes of structural geology.

Geography

Rock Springs is located at coor dms|43|28|40|N|89|55|1|W|city (43.477698, -89.917030)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 425 people, 156 households, and 117 families residing in the village. The population density was 315.9 people per square mile (121.6/km²). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 124.1/sq mi (47.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.29% White, 0.24% African American and 0.47% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 156 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $51,071. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $21,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,689. About 6.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

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