Hustisford, Wisconsin
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Hustisford is a village in Dodge County
Dodge County, Wisconsin
Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 88,759. Its county seat is Juneau.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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, United States
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. The population was 1,135 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Hustisford
Hustisford (town), Wisconsin
Hustisford is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,379 at the 2000 census. The Village of Hustisford is located within the town.-Geography:...

.

Geography

Hustisford is located at 43°20′43"N 88°36′4"W (43.345528, -88.60135).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (16.49%) is water.

The village is bordered to the north by Lake Sinissippi, a shallow lake fed by the Rock River
Rock River (Illinois)
The Rock River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Illinois. It rises in southeast Wisconsin, in the Theresa Marsh near Theresa, Wisconsin in northeast Dodge County, Wisconsin approximately south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin...

 flowing from the Horicon Marsh
Horicon Marsh
Horicon Marsh is a marsh located in northern Dodge and southern Fond du Lac counties of Wisconsin. It is the site of both a national and state wildlife refuge. The extinct glacial lake is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States....

, a bird sanctuary north of Hustisford. The lake hosts ice racing
Ice racing
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 on Sundays in January and February.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,135 people, 472 households, and 296 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,402.6 people per square mile (541.0/km²). There were 498 housing units at an average density of 615.4 per square mile (237.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% White, 0.09% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.35% Native American, 0.35% from other races
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. 1.23% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
Latino
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 of any race.

There were 472 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,929, and the median income for a family was $52,262. Males had a median income of $31,951 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $20,599. About 1.7% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Toilet Bowl

Each year on January 1st, the Hustisford Fire Department hosts the Toilet Bowl Parade and Toilet Bowl game. The parade goes through downtown Hustisford twice. The game is held at the Fireman's Park in Hustisford and is an unpadded, tackle football game. In order to play in the game, one had to have lived in Hustisford, attended Hustisford High School
Hustisford High School
Hustisford High School is a public high school located in Hustisford, Wisconsin. It serves students in 9th through 12th grade. It is part of the Hustisford School District and is housed in the same building as the Hustisford Junior High School ....

or worked in Hustisford.

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