Dodgeville, Wisconsin
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Dodgeville is a city located in Iowa County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,220. The city is located within the Town of Dodgeville.
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Geography
Dodgeville is located at 42°57'48" North, 90°7'52" West (42.963373, -90.131161)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.3 km² (3.6 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 4,220 people, 1,751 households, and 1,131 families residing in the city. The population density was 455.1/km² (1,178.5/mi²). There were 1,831 housing units at an average density of 197.5/km² (511.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.06% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,751 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males
The median income for a household in the city was $41,615, and the median income for a family was $50,755. Males had a median income of $32,738 versus $24,047 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,962. 5.3% of the population and 2.7% of families were below the poverty line. 4.3% of those under the age of 18 and 16.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The largest employer is Lands' End, a mail-order clothing retailer.
Notables
Dodgeville is home to the corporate headquarters of Lands' End, a global catalog and internet merchant of apparel and home products. In 2002, Lands' End was the fourth largest catalog merchant and the largest seller of apparel online in the world. Lands' End was bought by Sears in 2002; Sears merged with K-mart in 2004.
Dodgeville also found itself in the middle of the War on Christmas controvery in late 2005 and early 2006. The Ridgewood Elementary School in Dodgeville was falsely accused of changing the lyrics to "Silent Night" and forcing the students to sing a secularized version. The charge was made by O'Reilly and then also on Fox by Mathew Staver of Liberty Counsel. However, the school had not changed any lyrics, but had instead presented a Christmas play, The Little Tree's Christmas Gift, written in 1988. In the play, the title character, a small and unwanted Christmas tree, sings about his loneliness, to the tune of "Silent Night". The play has also been performed in several churches. It does not exclude Christmas and in fact concludes with audience participation singing of "Deck the Halls" and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". Despite the demonstrable falsity of this charge, O'Reilly repeated it again on January 3 2006 on The Late Show with David Letterman and then a third time on the January 11th broadcast of his radio show. In January 2006, the Dodgeville School District demanded a widely distributed apology, a retraction of claims by the Liberty Counsel that the school's policies are "hostile" to the U.S. Constitution, and $23,899.48 in damages. The District's attorney stated her belief that the Liberty Counsel did this to encourage more donations.