Waunakee, Wisconsin
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Waunakee is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,995 at the 2000 census. A 2004 estimate places the population at 10,002.
Waunakee bills itself as "The Whitest Town In The World".
[edit] Geography
Waunakee is located at (43.187253, -89.452244)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 15.4 km² (6.0 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,995 people, 3,203 households, and 2,379 families residing in the village. The population density was 582.7/km² (1,509.9/mi²). There were 3,295 housing units at an average density of 213.5/km² (553.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.07% White, 0.36% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There are 3,203 households out of which 46.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $59,225, and the median income for a family was $67,894. Males had a median income of $45,053 versus $30,163 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,952. About 0.4% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Village of Waunakee
- Waunakee Chamber of Commerce
- Waunakee Tribune newspaper
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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Fitchburg° | Middleton° | Stoughton° | Sun Prairie° |
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Blooming Grove* | Bristol* | Burke* | Cottage Grove‡ | De Forest‡ | Dunkirk* | Dunn* | Maple Bluff‡ | McFarland‡ | Monona° | Oregon‡ | Pleasant Springs | Shorewood Hills‡ | Springfield* | Town of Madison* | Verona° | Waunakee‡ | Westport* | Windsor* |
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| Dane County, Wisconsin | |
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