Dousman, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Dousman is a village in Waukesha County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), with 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.91%) water.
The Glacial Drumlin State Trail, a 47-mile long hiking-biking-snowmobile trail that runs east-west between the towns of Cottage Grove and Waukesha, passes through the middle of Dousman. The trail is on the former roadbed of the Chicago & North Western Railway.
of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 575 households, and 393 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,284.2 people per square mile (497.2/km²). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 475.9 per square mile (184.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.59% White, 0.57% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.57% from other races
, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of the population.
Of the 575 households, 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples
living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. Some 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,944, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Males had a median income of $40,677 versus $30,882 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $21,722. About 3.0% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Waukesha County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2008, the population was 380,629. Its county seat is Waukesha.-History:The part of Wisconsin that Waukesha County now occupies was a part of Michigan when Milwaukee County was organized in September 1834. On July 4, 1836, the...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Dousman is located at 43°0′53"N 88°28′21"W (43.014801, -88.472564).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), with 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.91%) water.
The Glacial Drumlin State Trail, a 47-mile long hiking-biking-snowmobile trail that runs east-west between the towns of Cottage Grove and Waukesha, passes through the middle of Dousman. The trail is on the former roadbed of the Chicago & North Western Railway.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 575 households, and 393 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 1,284.2 people per square mile (497.2/km²). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 475.9 per square mile (184.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.59% White, 0.57% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.57% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of the population.
Of the 575 households, 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. Some 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,944, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Males had a median income of $40,677 versus $30,882 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $21,722. About 3.0% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Law enforcement
Dousman has a paid police force and a volunteer fire department. It contains 48 trained fire men and EMTs.Education
- Lad LakeLad LakeLad Lake, originally known as the Wisconsin Home and Farm School, is a facility established in 1902, in Dousman, Wisconsin, United States, on with programs for troubled and neglected youth. Its current principal is former NFL lineman Glenn Derby. As of 2010, the school is planning for a boarding...
, boarding school - Dousman Elementary School, public grade school
- Kettle Moraine Middle School, public grade school