Dodge County, Wisconsin

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Dodge County, Wisconsin
Dodge County Administration building
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	1844
Named for	Henry Dodge
Seat	Juneau
Largest city	Beaver Dam
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	907 sq mi (2,349 km²) 876 sq mi (2,269 km²) 31 sq mi (80 km²), 3.5
Population  - (2020)  - Density	89,396
Congressional districts	5th, 6th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.dodge.wi.gov

Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89,396. Its county seat is Juneau. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844.

Dodge County comprises the Beaver Dam, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 907 square miles (2,350 km²), of which 876 square miles (2,270 km²) is land and 31 square miles (80 km²) (3.5%) is water.

The 6,718 acre Beaver Dam Lake and the 2,713 acre Fox Lake are found within the county.

Adjacent counties

• Fond du Lac County – northeast
• Washington County – east
• Waukesha County – southeast
• Jefferson County – south
• Dane County – southwest
• Columbia County – west
• Green Lake County – northwest

National protected area

• Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Climate

Climate chart for Dodge County J F M A M J J A S O N D     83   -7 -12     80   -5 -14     82   4 -7     160   17 3     122   22 6     163   26 15     91   25 17     95   24 17     75   21 11     107   15 6     62   7 -3     70   -3 -11 temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source:

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	67		—
1850	19,138		28,464.2%
1860	42,818		123.7%
1870	47,035		9.8%
1880	45,931		−2.3%
1890	44,984		−2.1%
1900	46,631		3.7%
1910	47,436		1.7%
1920	49,742		4.9%
1930	52,092		4.7%
1940	54,280		4.2%
1950	57,611		6.1%
1960	63,170		9.6%
1970	69,004		9.2%
1980	75,064		8.8%
1990	76,559		2.0%
2000	85,897		12.2%
2010	88,759		3.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2020

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Dodge County

Dodge County Fairgrounds

Entering Dodge County on US 151

As of the census of 2000, there were 85,897 people, 31,417 households, and 22,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 97 people per square mile (38/km²). There were 33,672 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.28% White, 2.49% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 2.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Ancestry, 56.2% were of German, 8.7% Irish and 5.0% English 4.2% Norwegian and 3.9% selected "United States or American" ancestry. 95.4% spoke English, 2.2% Spanish and 2.0% other Indo-European languages as their language spoken at home.

There were 31,417 households, out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.80 males.

In 2017, there were 758 births, giving a general fertility rate of 54.0 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 12th lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.

Transportation

Major highways

• Interstate 41
• U.S. Highway 41
• U.S. Highway 151
• Highway 16
• Highway 19
• Highway 26
• Highway 28
• Highway 33
• Highway 49
• Highway 60
• Highway 67
• Highway 68
• Highway 73
• Highway 89
• Highway 175

Airport

• Dodge County Airport (KUNU) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Communities

Cities

• Beaver Dam
• Columbus (mostly in Columbia County)
• Fox Lake
• Hartford (part; mostly in Washington County)
• Horicon
• Juneau (county seat)
• Mayville
• Watertown (mostly in Jefferson County)
• Waupun (partly in Fond du Lac County)

Villages

• Brownsville
• Clyman
• Hustisford
• Iron Ridge
• Kekoskee
• Lomira
• Lowell
• Neosho
• Randolph (partly in Columbia County)
• Reeseville
• Theresa

Towns

• Ashippun
• Beaver Dam
• Burnett
• Calamus
• Chester
• Clyman
• Elba
• Emmet
• Fox Lake
• Herman
• Hubbard
• Hustisford
• Lebanon
• LeRoy
• Lomira
• Lowell
• Oak Grove
• Portland
• Rubicon
• Shields
• Theresa
• Trenton
• Westford
• Williamstown

Census-designated places

• Ashippun
• Burnett
• Lebanon

Unincorporated communities

• Alderley
• Astico
• Atwater
• Beaver Edge
• Clyman Junction
• Danville
• Delbern Acres
• East Waupun
• Farmersville
• Fox Lake Junction
• Herman Center
• Hochheim
• Huilsburg
• Knowles
• LeRoy
• Leipsig
• Lost Lake
• Lyndon Dale
• Minnesota Junction
• Nasbro
• Neda
• North Lowell
• Oak Grove
• Old Ashippun
• Old Lebanon
• Portland (partial)
• Richwood
• Rolling Prairie
• Rubicon
• Saylesville
• South Beaver Dam
• South Randolph
• Sugar Island
• Sunset Beach
• Theresa Station
• Woodland

Ghost town

• Clason Prairie

Politics

The last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, but Bill Clinton came within just 265 votes of carrying it in 1996.

United States presidential election results for Dodge County, Wisconsin

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	31,355	64.73%	16,356	33.77%	725	1.50%
2016	26,635	61.83%	13,968	32.42%	2,475	5.75%
2012	25,211	56.67%	18,762	42.17%	515	1.16%
2008	23,015	53.74%	19,183	44.80%	625	1.46%
2004	27,201	61.35%	16,690	37.64%	445	1.00%
2000	21,684	57.52%	14,580	38.67%	1,437	3.81%
1996	12,890	43.81%	12,625	42.91%	3,907	13.28%
1992	14,971	41.93%	11,438	32.03%	9,300	26.04%
1988	17,003	56.81%	12,663	42.31%	261	0.87%
1984	20,458	64.41%	11,052	34.80%	251	0.79%
1980	19,435	57.70%	11,966	35.53%	2,281	6.77%
1976	17,335	54.79%	13,643	43.12%	663	2.10%
1972	17,068	61.54%	9,898	35.69%	771	2.78%
1968	14,909	57.88%	8,948	34.74%	1,901	7.38%
1964	10,772	40.95%	15,497	58.91%	39	0.15%
1960	17,152	62.84%	10,113	37.05%	30	0.11%
1956	17,569	72.10%	6,704	27.51%	93	0.38%
1952	19,298	73.28%	7,001	26.58%	37	0.14%
1948	10,831	56.15%	8,212	42.58%	245	1.27%
1944	14,102	64.44%	7,667	35.04%	114	0.52%
1940	14,651	61.41%	8,948	37.50%	260	1.09%
1936	6,829	30.22%	14,782	65.41%	988	4.37%
1932	4,936	23.34%	15,874	75.06%	338	1.60%
1928	9,660	49.71%	9,536	49.07%	238	1.22%
1924	5,167	30.45%	2,019	11.90%	9,785	57.66%
1920	11,354	77.46%	2,293	15.64%	1,011	6.90%
1916	4,887	50.66%	4,519	46.85%	240	2.49%
1912	2,559	29.26%	5,246	59.97%	942	10.77%
1908	4,015	39.66%	5,883	58.12%	225	2.22%
1904	4,248	44.91%	5,005	52.91%	206	2.18%
1900	4,780	44.35%	5,813	53.93%	185	1.72%
1896	5,610	51.55%	4,900	45.03%	372	3.42%
1892	2,653	27.33%	6,810	70.14%	246	2.53%

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dodge County, Wisconsin

Further reading

• Hubbell, Homer Bishop. Dodge County, Wisconsin: Past and Present. Chicago: S. J. Clarke, 1913.

External links

• Dodge County official website
• Dodge County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• Dodge County Tourism Association