Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin

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Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,231 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Prairie du Sac, just north of Sauk City.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Sauk Prairie
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Prairie du Sac is located at 43°17′23″N, 89°43′42″W (43.289833, -89.728524)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (7.04%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,231 people, 1,290 households, and 869 families residing in the village. The population density was 945.1/km² (2,450.9/mi²). There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of 389.6/km² (1,010.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.14% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 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 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.

[edit] Sauk Prairie

Prairie du Sac was a French settlement along the Wisconsin River. It is named because it is in the large Wisconsin River Valley where the Sauk Indians had a large settlement.

Sauk City 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, but these have failed.

[edit] Trivia

The Prairie du Sac Fire Department boasts an ISO rating of 4, which places them amongst the top fire departments in the State of Wisconsin. The corporate headquarters of Culver's Franchising Systems, Inc. are located in Prairie du Sac. The first Culver's opened in the adjacent city of Sauk City, July 18, 1984. The Blue Spoon Cafe, a CfSi-owned 'spinoff,' sits next to corporate headquarters overlooking the river. Prairie du Sac is also home to Mueller Sports Medicine boasting contracts worldwide.

Every year on September 1 and 2, the Cow Chip weekend is hosted. This includes an 5 or 10 kilometer walk/run, a parade, and many other events in the park.