Rock Springs, Wisconsin

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Rock Springs is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, along the Baraboo River. The population was 425 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Rock Springs is located at 43°28′40″N, 89°55′1″W (43.477698, -89.917030)^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 425 people, 156 households, and 117 families residing in the village. The population density was 121.6/km² (315.9/mi²). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 47.8/km² (124.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.29% White, 0.24% African American and 0.47% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 156 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% 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 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $51,071. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $21,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,689. About 6.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.