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Stockbridge is a village in
Calumet County, Wisconsin Calumet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,442. The county seat is Chilton. The county was created in 1836 (then in the Wisconsin Territory) and organized in 1850. Calum ...
, United States. The population was 678 at the 2020 census. The village lies within the Town of Stockbridge.


History

Stockbridge is known as "The
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Capital of the World," and was named after the
Stockbridge Indians Stockbridge may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Stockbridge, Edinburgh, a district of Edinburgh, Scotland * Stockbridge, Hampshire * Stockbridge, West Sussex * Stockbridge Anticline, one of a series of parallel east–west trending folds in ...
after they moved here in the 1830s from
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, where they had settled after being expelled from
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.


Geography

Stockbridge is at (44.074026, -88.316105). 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 636 people, 292 households, and 185 families living in the village. 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 348 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.7%
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, 0.3% Native American, and 0.9% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 292 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were
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living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.67. The median age in the village was 44.8 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 31.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 649 people, 265 households, and 178 families living in the village. The
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was 196.4 people per square mile (75.9/km2). There were 299 housing units at an average density of 90.5 per square mile (35.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.77%
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, 0.62%
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or
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, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.15% of the population were
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or Latino of any race. There were 265 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were
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living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 25.7% 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 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $48,021, and the median income for a family was $56,094. Males had a median income of $38,359 versus $26,375 for females. The
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for the village was $21,129. About 1.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the
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, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.


Education

Stockbridge High School had 83 students in the 2005–06 school year. As of 2008, 79 students attend the high school. June 2018, the school board approved the return of a soccer program. The high school also has golf, softball, baseball, volleyball, basketball, and other sports. The school's sports teams are known as the Stockbridge Indians. In 2016, the school received a bronze medal when ranked by U.S. News & World Report magazine.


Historic places

Calumet County Park is located 4 miles northeast of the city. The park has
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s. There are two places in Stockbridge listed on the List of Registered Historic Places in Wisconsin: Stockbridge Harbor and Stockbridge Indian Cemetery.


Notable people

* Lemuel Goodell, Wisconsin legislator *
John Harsh John Harsh (September 25, 1825 – May 10, 1906) was an American farmer and politician. Born in Warren, Ohio, Harsh settled in Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, in 1850 and then moved to the town of Stockbridge, Calumet County, Wisconsi ...
, Wisconsin legislator *
Electa Quinney Electa Quinney ( Mahican name: Wuh-weh-wee-nee-meew Quan-au-kaunt) (c. 1798 – 1885) was a Mohican and member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. She founded one of the first schools in what would become Wisconsin and was the first woman to tea ...
, educator * John Wannuaucon Quinney, Stockbridge Indian diplomat, lived in Stockbridge. * Leopold Strasser, Wisconsin legislator *
Glenn Turner Glenn Maitland Turner (born 26 May 1947) played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's most prolific batsmen. He played domestically for Otago for most of his career and played in England for Worcestershire County Cricket Club ...
, Wisconsin legislator * Ty Bodden, Wisconsin legislator


References


External links


Village of Stockbridge

Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce

Stockbridge School District Website
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