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Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Dodge County

Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 15,169 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Beaver Dam.

[edit] Geography and climate

Beaver Dam is located at 43°27′35″N 88°50′9″W / 43.45972°N 88.83583°W / 43.45972; -88.83583 (43.459967, -88.836066)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.0 km²), of which, 5.2 square miles (13.5 km²) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.5 km²) of it (20.43%) is water.

Since 1996, the average annual snowfall in Beaver Dam has been 59.0 inches. The 2007-2008 winter season was the snowiest on record, with a recorded 119.7 inches of snow.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Normal climate

[edit] Normal temperatures

(BEAVER DAM Weather station, 0.83 miles from Beaver Dam)

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Max °F	24.3	29.4	41.3	55.5	68.0	77.3	80.8	78.4	70.9	59.8	43.0	29.6	54.9
Min °F	8.0	12.6	24.3	35.7	46.5	56.0	60.5	58.8	50.2	39.2	27.1	14.7	36.1

[edit] Normal precipitation

(BEAVER DAM Weather station, 0.83 miles from Beaver Dam)

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Inch	1.34	1.23	2.23	3.39	3.19	4.03	4.30	3.79	3.65	2.52	2.30	1.65	33.62

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 15,169 people, 6,349 households, and 3,999 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,904.6 people per square mile (1,122.0/km²). There were 6,685 housing units at an average density of 1,280.1/sq mi (494.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.95% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.61% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 4.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,349 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,873, and the median income for a family was $46,346. Males had a median income of $33,267 versus $23,513 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,592. About 4.5% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Beaver Dam High School is the local public high school; its mascot is The Golden Beaver. The city is also home to Wayland Academy, a private school. The Beaver Dam campus of Moraine Park Technical College is located in the city.

[edit] Notable citizens

Delia Akeley, explorer
Samuel D. Burchard, U.S. Representative
Michael E. Burke, U.S. Representative
Paul Cloyd, professional basketball player
Brian Donlevy, actor
Lois Ehlert, illustrator, Caldecott Medal recipient
Ric Flair, wrestler
Zona Gale, writer
Raymond Z. Gallun, writer
Bobby Hatfield, singer
Pink Hawley, major league baseball player
Addie Joss, MLB player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Robert Kastenmeier, U.S. Representative
Walter J. LaBuy, U.S. District Court Judge in Illinois
Lyman Linde, MLB player
Jason Maas, professional football player
Fred MacMurray, actor
David Maley, NHL player
Parry Moon, electrical engineer, author
Bill Rentmeester, UFL player
Elmer Rhenstrom, NFL player
John Samuel Rowell, politician, agricultural inventor, and pioneer manufacturer
A. Scott Sloan, U.S. Representative
Gil Sterr, NFL player
John Mellen Thurston, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, Thurston County, Nebraska is named after him.
Barney Traynor, NFL player
Frederick Douglas Underwood, President of Erie Railroad, Director of Wells Fargo

[edit] Films shot in Beaver Dam

[edit] References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin is at coordinates 43°27′36″N 88°50′10″W / 43.459967°N 88.836066°W / 43.459967; -88.836066 (Beaver Dam, Wisconsin)Coordinates: 43°27′36″N 88°50′10″W / 43.459967°N 88.836066°W / 43.459967; -88.836066 (Beaver Dam, Wisconsin)

[GR1-0] "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR2-1] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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