Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
| settlement_type = [[Village]]
| nickname =
| motto = 
| image_skyline = Prairie du Sac.jpeg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Downtown Prairie du Sac
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| image_map = File:Sauk County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Prairie du Sac Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Prairie du Sac in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk]]

| government_footnotes = <ref>
(2022)
League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Directory of Cities & Villages. Pg. 97 of 135.
</ref>
| government_type =
| leader_title = Village President
| leader_name = Cheryl Sherman
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 5.03
| area_land_km2 = 4.72
| area_water_km2 = 0.31
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.94
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.82
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.12

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_est =
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| population_total = 4420
| population_density_km2 = 938.41
| population_density_sq_mi = 2430.61

| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 234
| elevation_ft = 768
| coordinates = {{coord|43|16|44|N|89|47|16|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code = [[Area code 608|608]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 55-65100<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 ANSI Codes for Places, Wisconsin |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes/files/st55_wi_places.txt |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website = http://www.prairiedusac.net
| footnotes =
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
}}
'''Prairie du Sac''' is a village in [[Sauk County, Wisconsin]], United States, located along the [[Wisconsin River]]. The population was 4,420 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village is surrounded by the [[Prairie du Sac (town), Wisconsin|Town of Prairie du Sac]], the [[Wisconsin River]], and the village of [[Sauk City, Wisconsin|Sauk City]]; together, Prairie du Sac and Sauk City are referred to as [[Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin|Sauk Prairie]].

==History==
Prairie du Sac named because the area was in the large [[Wisconsin River]] Valley where the [[Sac (tribe)|Sauk Indians]] had a large settlement.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cole|first=Harry Ellsworth|title=A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PV40AQAAMAAJ|year=1918|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PV40AQAAMAAJ/page/n450 415]}}</ref> Although the name of the village dates from the early days of French fur traders, Prairie du Sac was established as a village by D.B. Crocker in 1840, largely as a Yankee-English village,<ref>{{cite web |title=Prairie du Sac, Sauk Co. (origin of place name) |publisher=Dictionary of Wisconsin History |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3782&search_term=prairie+du+sac}}</ref> in contrast to its neighbor, Sauk City, which was settled largely by Germans.

The hydroelectric [[Prairie du Sac Dam]] was completed just north of the village in 1914, creating [[Lake Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Acton |first1=Amanda |title=31-MW Prairie du Sac Facility Endures Test of Time |url=https://www.hydroreview.com/world-regions/31-mw-prairie-du-sac-facility-endures-test-of-time/ |access-date=July 28, 2022 |work=Hydro Review |date=March 1, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Prairie du Sac is located at {{coord|43|17|23|N|89|43|42|W|type:city}} (43.289833, -89.728524).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|1.82|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="gaz2020">{{cite web|title=2020 Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.2020.html |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 28, 2022}}</ref>
{{wide image|Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin.jpg|300px|[[Wisconsin Highway 60|Wis-60]]/[[Wisconsin Highway 188|188]] crossing the [[Wisconsin River]] into Prairie Du Sac|100%|center
|alt=Wis-60/188 crossing the Wisconsin River into Prairie Du Sac}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 168
|1880= 433
|1890= 562
|1900= 656
|1910= 699
|1920= 866
|1930= 949
|1940= 1001
|1950= 1402
|1960= 1676
|1970= 1902
|1980= 2145
|1990= 2380
|2000= 3231
|2010= 3972
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=4420}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020-census-5565100">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5565100&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 28, 2022}}</ref> the population was 4,420. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,424.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,885 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,034.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.8% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 5.4% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 5.2% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,972 people, 1,649 households, and 1,075 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2562.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,733 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1118.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.8% of the population.

There were 1,649 households, of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the village was 36.2 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,231 people, 1,290 households, and 869 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 2,450.9 people per square mile (945.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of 1,010.4 per square mile (389.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 98.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,290 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,472, and the median income for a family was $55,234. Males had a median income of $35,020 versus $28,882 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,068. About 4.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
[[File:Prairie Du Sac Village Hall.jpg|thumb|Prairie Du Sac Village Hall]]
[[Sauk City, Wisconsin|Sauk City]] is adjacent to Prairie du Sac, directly to the south. Both communities are located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River. They share a municipal boundary, as well as schools, a police department and a hospital, but have separate fire departments and libraries. Efforts have been made to join the two villages into a single entity, [[Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin|Sauk Prairie]], but these have failed, due to differences in taxation.

==Economy==
[[File:Culver's headquarters.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of [[Culver's]]]]
The corporate headquarters of [[Culver's|Culver's Franchising Systems, Inc.]] is located in Prairie du Sac. The first Culver's restaurant opened in the adjacent village of [[Sauk City, Wisconsin|Sauk City]] on July 18, 1984. The corporate headquarters of Badgerland Financial and Mueller Sports Medicine are also in Prairie du Sac. Milwaukee Valve has a factory there as well.

==Transportation==
Prairie du Sac is serviced by the [[Sauk–Prairie Airport]] (91C).

==Notable residents==
* [[Paul Gruber]], former [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] Offensive Tackle; Ring of Honor recipient
* [[Peter A. Hemmy]], Wisconsin State Representative
* [[George DeGraw Moore]], Wisconsin State Senator and New Jersey jurist
* [[J. B. Ragatz]], Wisconsin State Representative
* [[Scott Schutt]], former [[Cincinnati Bengals]] player

==See also==
* [[Badger Army Ammunition Plant]]
* [[Sauk Prairie High School]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.prairiedusac.net Village of Prairie du Sac]
* [http://www.saukprairie.com Sauk Prairie Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.saukprairiehistory.org/ Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180504215215/http://www.sauk-prairie.com/ Sauk Prairie website]

{{Sauk County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Villages in Sauk County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]

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