Iron Ridge is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

Dodge County, Wisconsin Dodge County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 89,396. Its county seat is Juneau, Wisconsin, Juneau. The county was created from the ...

, United States. The population was 904 at the 2010 census. The village was founded on a

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line, named for the

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mined in the area. Its ZIP code is 53035.

Geography

Iron Ridge is located at (43.399155, -88.530996). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 929 people, 390 households, and 234 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 409 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.9%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population. There were 390 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were

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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% 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 3.00. The median age in the village was 38.3 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 30.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.8% male and 48.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 998 people, 360 households, and 245 families living in the village. The

was 1,402.6 people per square mile (542.7/km²). There were 383 housing units at an average density of 538.3 per square mile (208.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.00%

, 0.40% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population. Just over 70% of the population report that their ancestors were from

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There were 360 households, out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were

living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.45. In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $50,893. Males had a median income of $36,359 versus $23,906 for females. The

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for the village was $16,214. About 1.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Churches

Lutheran churches in Iron Ridge include St. Matthew Lutheran Church, founded in 1885; a member of the

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as Christian theology, theologically conservative, it was founded ...

(WELS).

Education

St. Matthew Lutheran School is a Christian 4K-8 school of the WELS in Iron Ridge.

Butler Ridge Wind Farm

Iron Ridge is the community in Dodge County closest to the Butler Ridge Wind Farm, a

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that contains 36

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that are 300 feet wide and 260 feet tall. It sits along the

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, a ridge that originates in

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, runs through Wisconsin, and ends in

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. It was initially developed by Midwest Wind Energy, and then acquired by

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, which carried it through construction. After Babcock & Brown's liquidation in 2009, the wind farm was acquired by

NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NEER) is a wholesale electricity supplier based in Juno Beach, Florida. NEER is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy (), a Fortune 200 company. Prior to 2009, NextEra Energy Resources was known as FPL Energy. NextEra ...

. Part of the power is sold to WPPI Energy.

Notable people

* Roman Bentz,

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player, was born in Iron Ridge. * Herman J. F. Bilgrien, Wisconsin State Senator, was Chairman and Treasurer of Iron Ridge. * Harry Doxtader, Wisconsin State Representative, lived in Iron Ridge. *

Jesse Peters Jesse M. Peters (July 21, 1897 – March 7, 1962) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Peters was born in Iron Ridge, Wisconsin. During World War I, he served in the United States Army. He died on March 7, 1962, in Hartford, Wis ...

, Wisconsin State Senator, was born in Iron Ridge. * H. Albert Wrucke, Wisconsin State Representative, was born near Iron Ridge.

References

External links

Iron Ridge, Wisconsin Public Library
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