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Lodi ( ) is a city in
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, United States. The population was 3,189 at the 2020 census. Lodi is part of the Madison metropolitan area.


History

The scenic Town of Lodi area had long been a home of Native Americans before the first settlers, Marston and George Bartholomew, arrived in 1845 and staked their claim. By 1846 a county government was established which created Pleasant Valley Precinct. The Town of Lodi was created in 1849. Isaac Palmer founded the village of Lodi in 1846 in what was then the Pleasant Valley Precinct of the
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. He named it after Lodi, in Italy. Palmer chose this glaciated valley as the location for the village because of its water power potential. Spring Creek powered a sawmill that year and a grist mill followed in 1850.


Historic places

* Frank T. and Polly Lewis House * Lodi School Hillside Improvement Site * Portage Street Historic District


Geography

Lodi is located at (43.314296, −89.530994). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Spring Creek, which runs from the Lodi Marsh through downtown Lodi and empties into
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, is a local spring-fed brown trout stream. Portions of the creek do not freeze over the winter and thus serve as host to brown trout and waterfowl, particularly mallards. Lodi has adopted a Spring Creek resident mallard, which the residents have named "Susie the Duck", as a mascot. The city is completely surrounded by the town of Lodi.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 3,050 people, 1,224 households, and 796 families residing in the city. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 1,272 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.3%
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, 0.3%
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, 0.5% Native American, 1% Asian, 0.1%
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, 0.8% from other races, and 1% from two or more races.
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or Latino people of any race were 2% of the population. There were 1,224 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were
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living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35% were non-families. 30.2% 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 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 2,882 people, 1,141 households, and 745 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.27%
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, 0.17%
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or
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, 0.28% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03%
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, 0.31% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were
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or Latino of any race. There were 1,141 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were
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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88 males. The median income for a household in the city was $51,357, and the median income for a family was $57,763. Males had a median income of $37,049 versus $27,063 for females. The
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for the city was $23,546. About 1.6% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the
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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over. In 2018, the median household income of Lodi residents was $72,944. Lodi households made slightly more than Shorewood households ($72,903) and Waukau households ($72,917). However, 7% of Lodi residents lived in poverty.


Susie the Duck

Susie the Duck has been the town's official mascot since 1948. On Wisconsin Highway 113 in downtown Lodi is a small creek-side park where visitors can buy dried corn from
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s to feed the wild ducks. In this area is a small stone basket, inscribed with the name of former Lodi resident Engle Knerzer, and every year a duck builds a nest there. When the first mallard settled in that location in 1948, it was nicknamed "Susie" by the granddaughter of the police chief. There is an annual "Susie the Duck Day" celebration, the highlight of which is the rubber duck race. Participants pay a fee for a small rubber duck. The thousands of ducks are then dumped into the creek where they "race" toward a finish line and prizes are awarded based on order of finish. The day's celebrations also include a parade, activities in Goeres Park, brat stands on Main Street and in Goeres Park, and a
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in the park.


Recreation


Lodi Agricultural Fair

Lodi is one of three cities in Wisconsin to have its own fair. This free fair begins on the first Thursday of July and runs through Sunday. Exhibits include livestock judging, school artwork, baking contests, and local organization display booths. There are carnival rides and games. Attractions include tractor pulls, a
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, a live music beer garden, and a high school alumni softball tournament. In 2015, the Lodi Agricultural Fair marked its 150th anniversary, which was celebrated by adding an additional day onto the event.


Ice Age Trail

A portion of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail runs through Lodi. The longest section of the trail in the area is about 6.2 miles. It begins at the Robertson Trailhead, south of Lodi on Lodi-Springfield Road off of Hwy. 60 West. Several other segments of the trail are located in or near Lodi, including a 1.3-mile segment on the corner of Lovering and Highway J and a 21-mile section north of the Colsac III Ferry on
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.


Transportation


Major highways

* Wisconsin Highway 60 - heads west to Prairie du Sac and Sauk City; east to I-39/ 90/ 94, Arlington, and Columbus * Wisconsin Highway 113 - heads south to Dane and Waunakee; north to
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, the
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, and Baraboo. Serves as the city's Main Street.


Airport

The Lodi Lakeland Airport (FAA ID 9WN5) is a publicly owned general aviation airport north of the city center. The airport is owned by the town of Lodi and operated by a local organization.


Railroad

A Wisconsin and Southern (reporting mark WSOR) railroad line runs through town en route north to Baraboo and Reedsburg and south to Dane, Waunakee, and Madison. This section of railroad was formerly the CNW mainline, reached Lodi in 1872 and was fully completed in 1873, and linked
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and Fond Du Lac, with intercity travel provided in the towns in between by C&NW. Two sets of tracks were originally built, although only one remains today in most locations along this line. It was then briefly owned by
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after it merged with CNW in 1995, and a lease was signed in 1996 by Wisconsin and Southern for rights to this trackage included in a Madison-area ex-C&NW trackage deal.Steve Glischinski, Wisconsin & Southern at 25, ''
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The line now runs through Lodi from Madison to Reedsburg, and trains that run along it are recognized as L463. Ex-Union Pacific and ex-
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units that now belong to WSOR still occasionally run in the area, although most have been repainted. During the line's early days, Lodi had a depot where trains could refill with water, fuel, receive and deport cargo and passengers, and send telegraphs. The depot and adjacent feed mill have long been demolished, but its foundation and platform still remains between the Church Street
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and the Sauk Street grade crossing, and a barren lot remains where they once stood. The Lodi Canning Company is still capable of cargo shipments consisting mainly of canned vegetables and plant products. The plant's siding has been seen storing track maintenance equipment such as
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s and
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.


Notable people

* Arnie F. Betts, Wisconsin State Representative, lived in Lodi * William G. Bissell, Wisconsin State Senator, lived in Lodi *
Robert Caldwell Robert Caldwell (7 May 1814 – 28 August 1891) was a British missionary and linguist. A missionary for the London Missionary Society, he arrived in Company Raj, British India at age 24, and studied the local language to spread the word of the ...
, Wisconsin state legislator, president of the village of Lodi * Joseph Detmer, athlete, lived in Lodi * William S. Dwinnell, former
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State Senator, born in Lodi * Harold Groves, Wisconsin State legislator, born in Lodi * William P. Groves, Wisconsin State Representative, born in Lodi *
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, former Governor of
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, lives in Lodi * Albert O'Connor,
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recipient, lived in Lodi * Wesley L. Packard, former Wisconsin State Representative, mayor of Lodi * Keith Ripp, Wisconsin state legislator, lives in Lodi * Tracy Sachtjen, Olympic athlete, world champion curler, lives in Lodi *
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, actor on ''
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'', was born in Lodi


Images

File:Lodi Wisconsin Downtown Looking West WIS60.jpg, Looking west at downtown Lodi on WIS60 File:Lodi Wisconsin Police Department.jpg, Police department File:Lodi Wisconsin Public Library.jpg, Public library File:Lodi Wisconsin City Hall.jpg, City hall File:Lodi Wisconsin Sign looking westerly WIS60.jpg, Looking west at the sign for Lodi on WIS60 File:Spring Creek Park Lodi Wisconsin.jpg, Spring Creek Park in downtown Lodi File:Frank T. and Polly Lewis House 3.JPG, Frank T. and Polly Lewis House File:Prairie Street Historic District 6.JPG, Part of the Lodi Street-Prairie Street Historic District


References


External links


City of LodiLodi & Lake Wisconsin Chamber of CommerceSchool District of Lodi
*Sanborn fire insurance maps
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{{authority control Cities in Wisconsin Cities in Columbia County, Wisconsin Populated places established in 1846 1846 establishments in Wisconsin Territory