Lake Wisconsin is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Columbia and Sauk counties, in the towns of Lodi and Merrimac, in

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, United States. The population was 4,616 at the 2020 census, up from 4,189 at the 2010 census. The Columbia County portion of the Lake Wisconsin is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sauk County portion is part of the

Baraboo Baraboo ( ) is the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Baraboo River. The population was 12,556 at the 2020 census. The most populous city in the county, Baraboo is the principal city of the Baraboo micropol ...

Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Lake Wisconsin is located at (43.373461, -89.575676). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 21.5 square miles (55.6 km²), of which, 12.1 square miles (31.4 km²) is land and 9.3 square miles (24.1 km²) (43.45%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,493 people, 1,419 households, and 1,082 families living in the CDP. The

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was 275.8 people per square mile (106.4/km²). There were 2,116 housing units at an average density of 167/sq mi (64.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.57%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.43% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 1,419 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were

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living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.81. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,906, and the median income for a family was $63,125. Males had a median income of $39,839 versus $28,229 for females. The

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for the CDP was $26,657. About 0.4% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The portion in Columbia County is divided between Portage Community School District,

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, Lodi School District, and Sauk Prairie School District. The portion in Sauk County is in Sauk Prairie School District.
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References

External links

Lodi & Lake Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce
{{authority control Census-designated places in Columbia County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Sauk County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area

Geography

Demographics

Education

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