| Oregon, Wisconsin | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dane |
| Area | |
| - Total | 32.3 sq mi (83.6 km²) |
| - Land | 32.1 sq mi (83.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) |
| Elevation GR3 | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,148 |
| - Density | 97.9/sq mi (37.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-60225GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583868GR3 |
Oregon is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,514 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Oregon.
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Geography
Oregon is located at (42.923899, -89.382304)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²).None of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,514 people, 2,796 households, and 2,071 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,451.2 people per square mile (945.0/km²). There were 2,895 housing units at an average density of 944.4/sq mi (364.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.71% White, 0.56% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,796 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.10. In the village the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $56,584, and the median income for a family was $65,518. Males had a median income of $43,015 versus $30,791 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,650. About 1.8% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Lisa Stone, Oregon High School Graduate, UW-Madison basketball coach
Education
- The Oregon School District serves the area.
External links
- Oregon, Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce
- Village of Oregon
- Missing College Student Kelly Nolan
- Oregon, Wisconsin is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| Surrounding municipalities (over 10,000) | |
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Fitchburg° | Middleton° | Stoughton° | Sun Prairie° | |
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Blooming Grove* | Bristol* | Burke* | Cottage Grove‡ | De Forest‡ | Dunkirk* | Dunn* | Maple Bluff‡ | McFarland‡ | Monona° | Oregon‡ | Pleasant Springs | Shorewood Hills‡ | Springfield* | Town of Madison* | Verona° | Waunakee‡ | Westport* | Windsor* | |
| Dane County, Wisconsin | |
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Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin | ||
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| County seat: Madison | ||
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| Towns | Albion | Berry | Black Earth | Blooming Grove | Blue Mounds | Bristol | Burke | Christiana | Cottage Grove | Cross Plains | Dane | Deerfield | Dunkirk | Dunn | Madison | Mazomanie | Medina | Middleton | Montrose | Oregon | Perry | Pleasant Springs | Primrose | Roxbury | Rutland | Springdale | Springfield | Sun Prairie | Vermont | Verona | Vienna | Westport | Windsor | York | |
| Villages | Belleville | Black Earth | Blue Mounds | Brooklyn | Cambridge | Cottage Grove | Cross Plains | Dane | Deerfield | De Forest | Maple Bluff | Marshall | Mazomanie | McFarland | Mount Horeb | Oregon | Rockdale | Shorewood Hills | Waunakee | |
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