Stockbridge, Wisconsin

Stockbridge, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Stockbridge, Wisconsin
settlement_type = Town
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image_caption = Along WIS 55 in downtown Stockbridge


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map_caption = Location of Stockbridge, Wisconsin


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Calumet

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area_total_km2 = 173.2
area_land_km2 = 87.1
area_water_km2 = 86.2
area_total_sq_mi = 66.9
area_land_sq_mi = 33.6
area_water_sq_mi = 33.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1383
population_density_km2 = 15.9
population_density_sq_mi = 41.1

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 235
elevation_ft = 771
latd = 44 |latm = 3 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 88 |longm = 16 |longs = 58 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = Zip Code
postal_code = 53088
area_code = 920
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Stockbridge is a village in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 649 in the 2000 census. The village lies within the Town of Stockbridge.

History

Stockbridge is known as "The Sturgeon Center of the World",cite web|url=http://www.stockbridgebusiness.com/activities.htm |title=Stockbridge Area Business Association |accessdate=2007-12-10] and was named after the Stockbridge Indians after they moved here from Stockbridge, New York, in the 1830s.cite web|url=http://www.mpm.edu/wirp/ICW-158.html |title=Stockbridge-Munsee History |accessdate=2007-12-10]

Education

Stockbridge High School had 83 students in the 2005-06 school year.Now in 2008 there are about 79 number of students. On December 15, 2005, the school board approved a football program and other sports. The teams' nickname is the Stockbridge Indians. Another sport added was golf.

Historic places

Calumet County Park is located 4 miles northeast of the city. The park has effigy mounds.

There are two places in Stockbridge listed on the List of Registered Historic Places in Wisconsin: Stockbridge Harbor and Stockbridge Indian Cemetery.

Notable residents

*John Wannuaucon Quinney, Stockbridge Indian diplomat

Geography

Stockbridge is at coor dms|44|4|26|N|88|18|57|W|city (44.074026, -88.316105)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 649 people, 265 households, and 178 families residing in the village. The population density was 196.4 people per square mile (75.9/km²). There were 299 housing units at an average density of 90.5/sq mi (35.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.77% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.15% of the population were Hispanic 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 married couples 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 per capita income for the village was $21,129. About 1.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.stockbridgebusiness.com Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.stockbridge.k12.wi.us Stockbridge Public Schools]


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