Pardeeville, Wisconsin
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| Pardeeville, Wisconsin | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Columbia |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²) |
| - Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,982 |
| - Density | 982.9/sq mi (379.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-61100[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571029[1] |
Pardeeville is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,982 at the 2000 census.
The city is home of the annual Watermelon Festival. It is the biggest event in Pardeeville, occurring the first saturday after Labor Day. It consists of watermelon seed spitting contests, tractor pulls, watermelon eating contests, watermelon carving contests, and many other contests of course dealing with watermelons. The festival has free watermelon and it is all you can eat.
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[edit] Geography
Pardeeville is located at (43.536575, -89.298045)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (12.23%) is water.
The Fox River begins as a small stream northeast of Pardeeville.
[edit] Notable people
- Mark Bortz, former all-pro guard for the Chicago Bears
- Claude Elliott, Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Frank Kreyer, racecar driver
- Gerald L.K. Smith, leader of the Share Our Wealth movement.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,982 people, 825 households, and 515 families residing in the village. The population density was 982.9 people per square mile (378.8/km²). There were 873 housing units at an average density of 432.9/sq mi (166.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.44% White, 0.15% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.
There were 825 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,139, and the median income for a family was $45,700. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $23,702 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,365. About 2.5% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Pardeeville, Wisconsin is at coordinates Coordinates:
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