Barneveld, Wisconsin

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Barneveld is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,088 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 1984 Tornado
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Barneveld is located at 43°0′51″N, 89°53′44″W (43.014223, -89.895551)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,088 people, 396 households, and 298 families residing in the village. The population density was 311.2/km² (805.7/mi²). There were 400 housing units at an average density of 114.4/km² (296.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.71% White, 0.28% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.

There were 396 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. Households made up of individuals numbered 22.2% and 9.1% 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 3.16

In the village the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 1000 males

The median income for a household in the village was $56,000, and the median income for a family was $58,393. Males had a median income of $34,107 versus $25,480 for females The per capita income for the village was $22,009. About 4.7% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over

[edit] 1984 Tornado

At approximately 1:00 am CDT on June 8, 1984, a large severe tornado swept into Barneveld. It was part of a large outbreak of storms that started the evening before with tornadoes also touching down in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota. Although a tornado watch had been issued, most residents were unaware that a storm was approaching until they were awoken by sounds of thunder and bright lightning. The 0.4-mile (0.60-km) wide tornado caused F5 damage, the highest level on the Fujita scale. The human and property toll was extensive. Two hundred of the village's 584 residents were injured, and nine were killed. Seventeen of the 18 businesses in Barneveld were destroyed, including all the government offices; the fire station, library, post office and churches were all flattened. In all, about 170 of the village's 225 commercial, agricultural and residential buildings were either destroyed instantly or damaged seriously enough that they were unable to be rebuilt. In fact, the only remaining and largely undamaged structure was the water tower, which has since been repainted. Damage to the village of Barneveld was estimated at $25 million with damage to the surrounding area put at about $40 million. Rebuilding began immediately, and by 2000, the population of Barneveld was almost exactly double what it was at the time the tornado nearly destroyed the town.