Glacial features near Beaver Dam Lake, Wisconsin

Beaver Dam is a town in

Dodge County, Wisconsin Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89,396. Its county seat is Juneau. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844. Dodge County com ...

, United States. The population was 3,440 at the 2000 census. The City of Beaver Dam is encircled by the town. The unincorporated communities of Beaver Edge, Leipsig and Sunset Beach are located in the town. The ghost town of Clason Prairie was also located in the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which, is land and (7.46%) is water. The community is at the southeast end of Beaver Dam Lake.

Transportation

US Route 151 passes through Beaver Dam.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 3,440 people, 1,301 households and 978 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 1,375 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the town was 96.51%

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, 0.06%

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, 0.41% Native American, 0.38%

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, 1.95% from other races and 0.70% from two or more races. 3.90% of the population were

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of any race. There were 1,301 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07. 27.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64 and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males. The median household income was $49,964 and the median family income was $54,762. Males had a median income of $39,527 and females $22,462. The

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was $21,541. About 4.5% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the

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, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin website

Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce
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