Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
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Sauk County, Wisconsin
Sauk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 55,225. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo. Sauk County is included in the Baraboo Micropolitan Statistical Area and in the Madison Combined Statistical Area....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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, United States
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. The population was 3,231 at the 2000 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Prairie du Sac
Prairie du Sac (town), Wisconsin
Prairie du Sac is a town in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,138 at the 2000 census. The Village of Prairie du Sac is located within the town...
, the Wisconsin River
Wisconsin River
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, and the village of Sauk City
Sauk City, Wisconsin
Sauk City is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,109 at the 2000 census. The first incorporated village in the state, the community was founded by Agoston Haraszthy and his business partner, Robert Bryant...
; together, Prairie du Sac and Sauk City are referred to as Sauk Prairie
Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin
Sauk Prairie is the nickname for the twin villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in southeastern Sauk County, Wisconsin, approximately 13 miles south of Baraboo, and 18 miles northwest of metropolitan Madison, where U.S. Highway 12 crosses the...
.
Geography
Prairie du Sac is located at 43°17′23"N 89°43′42"W (43.289833, -89.728524).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (7.04%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,231 people, 1,290 households, and 869 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 2,450.9 people per square mile (945.1/km²). There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of 1,010.4 per square mile (389.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.14% White, 0.12% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.22% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.46% from other races
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, and 0.74% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were Hispanic
Hispanic
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or Latino
Latino
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of any race.
There were 1,290 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,472, and the median income for a family was $55,234. Males had a median income of $35,020 versus $28,882 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the village was $23,068. About 4.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
Prairie du Sac was so named because it was in the large Wisconsin RiverWisconsin River
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Valley where the Sauk Indians
Sac (tribe)
The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Their autonym is The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Their autonym is The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture...
had a large settlement. Although the name of the village dates from the early days of French fur traders, Prairie du Sac was established as a village by D.B. Crocker in 1840, largely as a Yankee-English village, in contrast to its neighbor, Sauk City, which was settled largely by Germans.
Sauk Prairie
Sauk CitySauk City, Wisconsin
Sauk City is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,109 at the 2000 census. The first incorporated village in the state, the community was founded by Agoston Haraszthy and his business partner, Robert Bryant...
is adjacent to Prairie du Sac, located directly to the south. Both communities are located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River. The two communities share a municipal boundary, as well as schools, a police department and a hospital, but have separate fire departments, and libraries. Efforts have been made to join the two villages into a single entity, Sauk Prairie
Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin
Sauk Prairie is the nickname for the twin villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in southeastern Sauk County, Wisconsin, approximately 13 miles south of Baraboo, and 18 miles northwest of metropolitan Madison, where U.S. Highway 12 crosses the...
, but these have failed.
Economy
The corporate headquarters of Culver's Franchising Systems, Inc. is located in Prairie du Sac. The first Culver'sCulver's
Culver’s is a privately owned and operated fast casual restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Midwestern United States. The first Culver’s opened in 1984 in Sauk City, Wisconsin...
opened in the adjacent city of Sauk City
Sauk City, Wisconsin
Sauk City is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,109 at the 2000 census. The first incorporated village in the state, the community was founded by Agoston Haraszthy and his business partner, Robert Bryant...
, July 18, 1984. Craig Culver continues to be the CEO of the company, while Phil Kaiser is the Vice President of Operations, and Joe Koss is the CFO. Visit http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/107/107272.html for more information on this private company.
The corporate headquarters of Mueller Sports Medicine is also located in Prairie du Sac. It is a family owned business started in 1961 by Curt Mueller. Curt Mueller continues to the the CEO of the company, while Jeff Mueller is head of Southeat Regional Sales, Brett Mueller is President, and Ginger Mueller-Mann is Vice President of the Western Region. Vist http://www.muellersportsmed.com/history.htm for verification and more information.