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46-637: The Baraboo Public Library , also known as the Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library , is the public library serving Baraboo, Wisconsin . Located at 230 4th Avenue, the Carnegie library was built in 1903. It was one of the first small-scale Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin. Architects Claude and Starck of Madison designed the Neoclassical building; the firm designed 39 libraries in

92-571: A warm-summer humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Baraboo was 103 °F (39.4 °C) on July 5–7, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was −45 °F (−42.8 °C) on January 30, 1951. Baraboo forms the core of the United States Census Bureau 's Baraboo Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Sauk County (2000 population: 55,225). The Baraboo μSA

138-404: A consonant may be softened to mąza- or mąze- , although the free standing form mąz is also known. This is seen in the variant forms mązara , mązera , "the ax." In like fashion, in the same sources, we find the names Mązawįga or Mązewįga , "Iron Woman." This accounts for the variant name of the chief recorded by Col. John Kinsey as Mau-zay-mau-nee-kaw [ Mązemąnįka ]. The second part of

184-461: A cost of $ 9 million. A post office opened in 1961. A campus of the University of Wisconsin–Platteville Baraboo Sauk County is located in Baraboo. The School District of Baraboo has four elementary schools serving students in grades 1 through 5, one kindergarten center, one middle school and one high school ( Baraboo High School ). The middle school has a swimming pool that can be accessed by

230-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 32.8% were non-families. 25.8% 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 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age in the village was 37.3 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

276-506: A male householder with no wife present, and 41.6% were non-families. 34.4% 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 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age in the city was 38 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

322-653: A manufacturer of single-engine aircraft, was founded in a rural Baraboo barn in 1984 by the Klapmeier brothers . After a few years of designing the VK-30 , they relocated to the Baraboo–Dells Airport and in 1994 moved the company to its present-day home in Duluth, Minnesota . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.47 square miles (19.35 km ), of which 7.39 square miles (19.14 km )

368-412: A saw mill. In 1846 it became the county seat of Sauk County after a fierce fight with the nearby village of Reedsburg . In 1852, the village was renamed "Baraboo", after the nearby river . It was incorporated as a village in 1866 and as a city in 1882. In the 1860s, the city had surpassed a population of 2,000, and many businesses started to form, including grocery stores, banks, and hotels. In 1872,

414-519: A second trial was acquitted. Dousman acted as guardian of Poquette's orphaned children and petitioned to secure for them a pension. Dodsworth concludes that the town was intended to have been named for the Dakota chief. However, the proper rendering of the Dakota name is Máza-máni , lacking the nasalized letter to which Brodhead referred. Furthermore, neither of them was "an Indian chief in our state [Wisconsin]," but were from Minnesota. The real attraction of

460-666: A stark contrast. Some of these features were created when a glacial pocket was formed during the Wisconsin glaciation where the advance of the glacier halted, along the edge of what is known as the Driftless Area. Devil's Lake State Park , Wisconsin's largest state park, contains large areas of the Baraboo Hills. Pewits Nest is located outside Baraboo. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Baraboo has

506-589: Is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin , United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2020 census . The village is located within the Town of Mazomanie . It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area . Mazomanie is located at 43°10′28″N 89°47′41″W  /  43.17444°N 89.79472°W  / 43.17444; -89.79472 . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

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552-510: Is just northwest of the Madison metropolitan area , with which it forms the Census Bureau's Baraboo-Madison Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the census of 2020 , the population was 12,556. The population density was 1,709.2 inhabitants per square mile (659.9/km ). There were 5,776 housing units at an average density of 786.3 per square mile (303.6/km ). The racial makeup of

598-636: Is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km ) is water. West Baraboo , a suburb of Baraboo, borders the city on its west side. Baraboo gives its name to the Baraboo Syncline, a doubly plunging, asymmetric syncline in Proterozoic -aged Baraboo quartzite . Researchers at the University of Wisconsin , particularly Charles R. Van Hise , used the syncline to demonstrate that small-scale deformational structures in isolated outcrops reflect larger regional structures and that sedimentary structures could indicate

644-547: Is still in use and was expanded in 2021 using funds donated by local business owner Juanita Schadde. [REDACTED] Media related to Baraboo Public Library at Wikimedia Commons This article about a property in Wisconsin on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Baraboo, Wisconsin Baraboo ( / ˈ b ɛər ə b uː / BAIR -ə-boo )

690-547: Is the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin , United States, located along the Baraboo River . The population was 12,556 as of the 2020 census . The most populous city in the county, Baraboo is the principal city of the Baraboo micropolitan statistical area which comprises a portion of the Madison combined statistical area . Baraboo is home to the Circus World Museum and the former headquarters and winter home of

736-769: The Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) was built. Baraboo became home to several saw mills during this time, because of its location near the Baraboo and Wisconsin Rivers. In 1884, the Ringling Brothers Circus was established in Baraboo by circus performers and tourers the Ringling brothers , after they settled in the city in 1875 and performed their first show in Mazomanie, Wisconsin in 1882. Several other circuses then came to

782-603: The National Register of Historic Places , the best known among these the Mazomanie Railroad Depot which has, with minor changes, remained as it was when it was built in 1857. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,652 people, 689 households, and 463 families residing in the village. The population density was 902.7 inhabitants per square mile (348.5/km ). There were 734 housing units at an average density of 401.1 per square mile (154.9/km ). The racial makeup of

828-433: The Ringling Brothers Circus . The Al. Ringling Theatre is an active landmark in the city. Baraboo is near Devil's Lake State Park and Aldo Leopold 's Shack and Farm . The area around Baraboo was the site of a Kickapoo village as early as 1665. The current community was established by Abe Wood in 1838, and was originally known as the village of Adams. In 1839 several settlers arrived and started building cabins, and

874-472: The Wisconsin Rapids company Billmeyer and Sons and with a cost of over $ 500,000, has 11 classrooms. The basement has a cafeteria and a combination auditorium/gymnasium. The second building for the school opened on a filled-in ravine in 1912, northeast of its associated church. The building had three floors and a basement. The first and second floors each had three classrooms, and the second floor also housed

920-547: The Dakota chiefs were known to H.L. Dousman, the aforementioned source of Brodhead's information about the Indian names. He also knew the Hočąk chief, having been caught up in the incident that led to that chief's notoriety. It transpired that in October 1836, Iron Walker had shot dead the well-known interpreter Pierre Poquette in an affair of honor. He was initially convicted of murder, but in

966-528: The area. The village received its name; many years later, Edward Brodhead explained its derivation: “He (Mazomanie) was an Indian chief in our state and was well known to the old gentleman, H.L. Dousman , who said the Indians pronounced it as though it was spelled Man-zo-ma-nie and the English of it is Iron Horse, which I adopted for the name of a railroad town and also for the name of my horse.” This distinguished chief

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1012-407: The chapel and the library. The third floor had a 600-seat auditorium while the basement had a large banquet hall/gymnasium. The second building became overcrowded due to the post-World War II baby boom , so the third school building, north of the second building, opened in 1958. The Baraboo Public Library serves the community. The former Free Congregational Society church was demolished by 1902 for

1058-430: The city was $ 38,375, and the median income for a family was $ 48,149. Males had a median income of $ 32,775 versus $ 22,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,304. 6.6% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or older. A city hall building opened in 1967, and another location finished construction in 2018 at

1104-534: The city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,711 people, 4,467 households, and 2,733 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,030.2 people per square mile (783.2/km ). There were 4,718 housing units at an average density of 894.3 per square mile (345.0 persons/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 97.12% White, 0.51% African American , 0.77% Native American , 0.52% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.57% of

1150-537: The city was 88.0% White , 1.4% Native American , 1.3% Black or African American , 1.0% Asian , 2.7% from other races , and 5.6% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 5.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2010, there were 12,048 people, 5,161 households, and 3,016 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,630.3 inhabitants per square mile (629.5/km ). There were 5,619 housing units at an average density of 760.4 per square mile (293.6/km ). The racial makeup of

1196-450: The city was 94.0% White , 1.3% African American , 1.0% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.5% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.7% of the population. There were 5,161 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had

1242-651: The city, which earned Baraboo the nickname "Circus City". Located south of Baraboo in the Census-designated place of Bluffview , was the Badger Ordnance Works , which was the largest munitions factory in the world during World War II. It was later demolished and now the land is a part of the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area. Hank Snow 's 1959 song " I've Been Everywhere ", famously covered by Johnny Cash , mentions visiting Baraboo. Cirrus ,

1288-646: The city. State Highways 33 , 113 , 136 , and U.S. 12 pass through Baraboo. There is access to Interstate 90 / 94 nearby. The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad provides freight rail service to Baraboo via the Reedsburg Subdivision , the nearest Amtrak passenger rail station is in neighboring Wisconsin Dells . Dial-a-ride transit service is available in the city through Baraboo Transit. Mazomanie, Wisconsin Mazomanie / ˌ m eɪ z oʊ ˈ m eɪ n i /

1334-423: The early twentieth century, many of which were funded by Carnegie, and the Baraboo library was one of their first works. The library's design features a projecting entrance portico flanked by Ionic columns and topped with a pediment and a dentillated entablature along the bottom of the tiled hip roof . The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1981. The library

1380-426: The east. Dodsworth, however, adduces considerations that greatly complicate the eponymy of the present day Mazomanie. The town for some time was known as "Mazo Manie," and recalls in its spelling the name of a pair of Wahpeton Dakota chiefs of that era named Maz-zo-ma-nee . The Dakota (Sioux) language is akin to Winnebago, and it may be immediately appreciated that these names are exactly cognate to one another. Both of

1426-532: The library's construction. Baraboo includes the Downtown Baraboo Historic District, which consists of 75 commercial and civic buildings built between 1870 and 1938. The Sauk County Courthouse is in the center of the district, and it serves the county. The Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells Airport (KDLL) serves the city and surrounding communities, and is located on Bus. US 12 3 miles north of

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1472-537: The name is a pure artifact of introducing the Indian name into English, and is found in neither Dakota nor Winnebago. The present rendering of the town's name owes to euphony and spelling conventions, none of which invalidates Brodhead's attribution of the name to the gunslinging chief of the Hočągara. What precipitated the birth of the town was the advent of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad in 1855, which passed through

1518-435: The name is formed by the word mąnį́, which means "to walk, he walks" — thus "Iron Walker." The double meaning of this name has long been appreciated: “The proprietors [of the railroad] have christened it Mazo-Manie, The-Iron-that-Walks, after a somewhat noted Indian chief; and as it is the offspring of an iron way, the name is not inappropriate.” The actual village of Iron Walker was located near Watertown, about 45 miles to

1564-472: The original top-facing direction within elaborately deformed strata . These two principles sparked a global revolution in structural geology during the 1920s. The nearby Baraboo Hills are designated one of the "Last Great Places" by the Nature Conservancy because of its rare rocks, plants and animals. The hills were created by glacial action, and in some points poke up from the flat terrain to form

1610-435: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,467 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1656-433: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 594 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1702-545: The public with a seasonal membership option. There are also three parochial schools: St. Joseph's Catholic School, which serves Pre-K through sixth grade; St. John's Lutheran School of the WELS , serving Pre-K through eighth grade; and Community Christian School, serving 4K through high school. St. Joseph's Catholic, under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison , is a parochial school. The current school building, designed by

1748-475: The region to connect Milwaukee with La Crosse . The superintendent of the railroad was Edward Brodhead. By the nation's centennial, Mazomanie had grown to 1,100 people, making it the second largest community in Dane County. Since that time, the village has gained only 350 people, but its small size and slow growth has preserved its nineteenth century character. The village has thirty-four commercial buildings on

1794-534: The spelling and pronunciation now in effect is made clear in a newspaper article of the time: “We are daily asked how to pronounce this beautiful looking name. We have heard various ways, but none that sounded so naturally and well as by accenting the second syllable, thus Ma-zom-anie, the accent as in Menominee. That makes a very pretty thing of it. It is the station on the Mil. & Mis. R. R. 22 miles west of here.” The /o/ in

1840-501: The village has a total area of 1.86 square miles (4.82 km ), of which, 1.83 square miles (4.74 km ) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ) is water. The land on which rests the town of Mazomanie fell within the hunting grounds of the Hočąk , or Winnebago, Indian nation. About a decade after the Winnebago cession of 1832, there were only a small number of white settlers in

1886-485: The village was $ 49,191, and the median income for a family was $ 56,442. Males had a median income of $ 35,156 versus $ 28,424 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 21,634. About 2.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. Mazomanie has one elementary school: Mazomanie Elementary School, with about 200 students. The high school and middle school are located in

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1932-519: The village was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,485 people, 594 households, and 427 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,088.6 people per square mile (421.6/km ). There were 618 housing units at an average density of 453.0 per square mile (175.4/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 96.36% White , 0.88% Black or African American , 0.47% Native American , 0.07% Asian , 1.14% from other races , and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.95% of

1978-421: The village was 94.6% White , 1.7% African American , 0.2% Native American , 1.2% Asian , 1.5% from other races , and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 689 households, of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had

2024-410: Was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males. The median income for a household in

2070-411: Was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males. The median income for a household in

2116-403: Was Mą́zamąnį́ga, "Iron Walker." The Hočągara, who have persisted in the area despite many attempts to eject them, call this town Mą́zamąnį́, dropping the suffix -ga (a definite article used to indicate a person's name). The first syllable of this name is pronounced as Brodhead indicated ('man') since the /ą/ is nasalized. The first element of the name is mąs , "iron, metal, ax," which before

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