Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin
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Sauk City, Wisconsin
Sauk City is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,109 at the 2000 census. The first incorporated village in the state, the community was founded by Agoston Haraszthy and his business partner, Robert Bryant...
and Prairie du Sac
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,231 at the 2000 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Prairie du Sac, the Wisconsin River, and the village of Sauk City; together, Prairie du Sac and Sauk City are referred to as Sauk...
, located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River
Wisconsin River
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in southeastern Sauk County
Sauk County, Wisconsin
Sauk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 55,225. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo. Sauk County is included in the Baraboo Micropolitan Statistical Area and in the Madison Combined Statistical Area....
, 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...
, approximately 13 miles south of Baraboo
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Baraboo is the largest city in, and the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA. It is situated on the Baraboo River. Its 2010 population was 12,048 according to the US Census Bureau...
, and 18 miles northwest of metropolitan Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, where U.S. Highway 12 crosses the Wisconsin River. According to the 2000 census, the combined population of the two communities is 6,340.
Whereas the union of the two municipalities has been proposed in the past, it has thus far been unsuccessful, primarily as a result of historical preservation. Still, the name is in common use for area businesses and service organizations (e.g., the local newspapers, the Sauk Prairie Star and the Sauk Prairie Eagle, and the Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital and Clinics, as well as for a number of joint municipal services, including the Sauk Prairie Police Department, Sauk Prairie School District, Sauk Prairie Airport, and the Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce. The villages maintain separate libraries and fire departments.