Baraboo, Wisconsin
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| City of Baraboo | |
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| Coordinates: 43°28′5″N 89°44′30″W / 43.46806°N 89.74167°WCoordinates: 43°28′5″N 89°44′30″W / 43.46806°N 89.74167°W | |
| Municipality | City |
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| Incorporated | 1882 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Pat Liston |
| Area | |
| - Total | 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| - Land | 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0 km2 (0.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 11,550 |
| - Density | 783.9/km2 (2,030.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central (UTC−6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582749 [1] |
| Website | [1] |
Baraboo is the largest city in and the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, located along the Baraboo River. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,711.[2] Its 2007 estimated population was 11,550.[citation needed]
Baraboo is home to the Circus World Museum, the former headquarters and winter home of the Ringling Brothers circus and now the largest library of circus information in the United States. This living museum has a collection of circus wagons, and occasionally hosts a parade of these artifacts through the streets of Baraboo.
The Al. Ringling Theatre is an active landmark in the city. This grand scale movie palace is larger and more elaborate than one would normally find in a town the size of Baraboo, owing to the financial assistance of the Ringling family. The Al Ringling home still exists and is maintained in good condition.
Baraboo is also home to the International Crane Foundation, an organization dedicated to the study and conservation of the world's 15 species of crane. Aldo Leopold's famous Shack and Farm, celebrated in A Sand County Almanac is also in the Baraboo vicinity.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km²), all of it land.
Baraboo gives its name to the Baraboo Syncline, a doubly-plunging, asymmetric syncline in Proterozoic-aged Baraboo Quartzite. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, most notably Charles R. Van Hise, used the syncline to demonstrate that small-scale deformational structures in isolated outcrops reflect larger regional structures and established top-facing to occur inside elaborately deformed strata. These two principles sparked a global revolution in structural geology during the 1920s. The nearby Baraboo Hills are designated one of the "Last Great Places" by the Nature Conservancy because of unique rocks, plants and animals. Devil's Lake State Park, Wisconsin's largest state park, contains large areas of the Baraboo Hills. The hills near Baraboo were created by glacial action, and in some points poke up from the flat terrain nearby to from a stark contrast. Apparently some of these features were created when a glacial pocket was formed eons ago, or where the advance of the glacier halted, creating some of the unique features of the Baraboo hills. Pewits Nest is located outside Baraboo.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 2000,[2] there were 10,711 people, 4,467 occupied households and 2,403 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,030.2 people per square mile (783.2/km²). There were 4,718 housing units at an average density of 345.0 persons/km² (894.3 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city was 97.12% White, 0.51% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,467 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 38.8% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $48,149. Males had a median income of $32,775 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,304.
Together with surrounding communities (including West Baraboo and the Town of Baraboo), the Baraboo micropolitan area was, according to the 2000 census, home to about 15,000 people. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Baraboo Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Sauk County (2000 population: 55,225). The Baraboo mSA is just northwest of the Madison metropolitan area, with which it forms the Census Bureau's Baraboo-Madison Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
[edit] Education
The School District of Baraboo has four 1–5 public elementary schools, one kindergarten center, one public middle school and one public high school. There are also two parochial schools: St. Joseph's Catholic School, which serves Pre-K through fifth grade, and St. John's Lutheran School, serving Pre-K through eighth grade.
[edit] Historic sites
- The Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm is located near Baraboo.
[edit] Notable people
- Stan Barnes, Hall of Fame college football player, judge and assistant attorney general of the United States
- Belle Case La Follette lived with her family near Baraboo.
- Aldo Leopold, naturalist
- Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets
- Mike Reinfeldt, NFL player and executive
- Ringling brothers
- Bradbury Robinson, threw the first forward pass in football history, grew up in Baraboo
- Terry Stieve, NFL player
[edit] Notes
- ^ "City of Baraboo". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1582749. Retrieved on 2009-02-20
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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- City of Baraboo
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- Baraboo, Wisconsin is at coordinates 43°28′5″N 89°44′30″W / 43.46806°N 89.74167°W.
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