Pardeeville is a village in Columbia County,

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, United States. The population was 2,074 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Pardeeville is located at (43.536575, -89.298045). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. The Fox River begins as a small stream northeast of Pardeeville. It is dammed in Pardeeville to create Park Lake.

Highways

Pardeeville is served by

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along Main St and Wis 44 along Lake St. Wis 22 heads north to Montello and south to Wyocena. Wis 22 South also heads toward

via

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. Wis 44 heads northeast to

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and eventually to

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and Oshkosh.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,115 people, 918 households, and 563 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.2%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 918 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were

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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the village was 38.9 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,982 people, 825 households, and 515 families living in the village. The

was 982.9 people per square mile (378.8/km²). There were 873 housing units at an average density of 432.9 per square mile (166.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.44%

, 0.15%

, 0.25% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races.

or Latino people of any race were 2.17% of the population. There were 825 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were

living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 30.4% 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 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,139, and the median income for a family was $45,700. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $23,702 for females. The

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for the village was $21,365. About 2.5% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Pardeeville Area School District administers the public elementary school, middle school, and high school of Pardeeville. St. John's Lutheran School is a 4K-8th grade school of the

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in Pardeeville.

Notable people

Earl Abell Earl C. "Tuffy" Abell (May 29, 1892 – May 26, 1956) was an American college football player and coach. He played football as a tackle at Colgate University. He later returned to Colgate as an assistant coach in 1925, and took over the head coa ...

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player and coach, member of the

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* Mark Bortz, former

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for the

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football team * Bob Bostad, football coach *

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, philosopher and educator * Claude Elliott,

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with the

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and

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, librarian and president of the

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* Frank Kreyer, racing driver *

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world champion curler *

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movement * George W. Van Dusen grain industrialist *

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, Wisconsin

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References

External links

Pardeeville Library
* Sanborn fire insurance map
1919
{{authority control Villages in Columbia County, Wisconsin Villages in Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area