Bonduel is a village in

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, United States. The population was 1,417 at the 2020 census, and 1,478 at the 2010 census.

History

As founded, the community did not have an officially agreed upon name. Some early news reports called it Hartland Corners, presumably in reference to the surrounding town, named Hartland. The name Bonduel was not established for the community until an application for a post office was made in 1864, at which point "Hartland" was rejected as already being in use as a village name in Wisconsin. Therefore, the village was named Bonduel when the post office was created. The village is named after a

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, the Rev. Florimond Bonduel, who served Wisconsin parishes and who worked with the

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, helping them settle on their newly created

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in 1853. Bonduel incorporated as a village in 1916. Prior to this time, administrative affairs for the community were managed by the surrounding town of Hartland. In 1964 attempts by the

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to get farmers to withhold their produce, milk and livestock from the market in order to boost prices resulted in the deaths of two NFO members who were run over by a cattle truck in Bonduel.''The History of Wisconsin, Vol. VI - Continuity and Change, 1940-1965'' by William F. Thompson, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, p. 156.

Geography

Bonduel is located at (44.740388, -88.445291). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,478 people, 601 households, and 405 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 645 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.4%

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, 0.8%

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, 1.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 601 households, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age in the village was 37.2 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,416 people, 581 households, and 392 families living in the village. The

was 645.0 people per square mile (248.5/km²). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 272.4 per square mile (104.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.68%

, 0.14%

, 1.20% Native American, 1.13% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population. There were 581 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were

living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $39,625, and the median income for a family was $48,264. Males had a median income of $34,632 versus $21,741 for females. The

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for the village was $20,482. About 2.3% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Images

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References

External links

Village of Bonduel Website

School District of Bonduel
{{authority control Villages in Shawano County, Wisconsin Villages in Wisconsin 1853 establishments in Wisconsin Populated places established in 1853