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{{Other places|Dickeyville (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Dickeyville, Wisconsin | settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] | image_skyline = Dickeyville, Wisconsin.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = [[U.S. Route 151 |US-151]] and [[U.S. Route 61 in Wisconsin|US-61]]/[[Wisconsin Highway 35|Wis-35]] junction by town <!-- Maps -->| image_map = File:Grant County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dickeyville Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Dickeyville in Grant County, Wisconsin. <!-- Location -->| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wisconsin}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant]] <!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 2.62 | area_land_km2 = 2.62 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.01 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.01 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Dickeyville village, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Dickeyville%20village,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> | population_total = 1015 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = auto <!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 968 | coordinates = {{coord|42|37|36|N|90|35|32|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = [[Area code 608|608]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 55-20175<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1583085<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1583085}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://www.dickeyville.com/}} | footnotes = }} '''Dickeyville''' is a village in [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,015 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The [[Dickeyville Grotto]] is located in the heart of the village.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hintz|first=Martin|title=Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_EVGmLi0LkC&pg=PA18|date=June 19, 2012|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7627-8619-0|page=18}}</ref> ==History== Dickeyville was not formally [[plat]]ted.<ref>{{cite book|last=Holford|first=Castello N|title=History of Grant County, Wisconsin: Including Its Civil, Political, Geological, Mineralogical, Archaeological and Military History, and a History of the Several Towns|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pgUrAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA766|year=1900|publisher=Walsworth Publishing Company|page=766}}</ref> The village was named for Charles Dickey, who opened a general store in the early 1840s.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Callary|first1=Edward|title=Place Names of Wisconsin|year=2016 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, WI|isbn=978-0-299-30964-0|page=76}}</ref> He was also the first postmaster when the post office was established (as Dickeysville) in 1849.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Grant |title=Grant County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=October 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112931/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Grant|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.88|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1950 = 269 | 1960 = 671 | 1970 = 1057 | 1980 = 1156 | 1990 = 862 | 2000 = 1043 | 2010 = 1061 | 2020 = 1015 | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,061 people, 459 households, and 289 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1205.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 471 housing units at an average density of {{convert|535.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 459 households, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age in the village was 40.7 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,043 people, 420 households, and 299 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 1,197.3 people per square mile (462.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 494.8 per square mile (191.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 99.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.29% of the population. There were 420 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $47,353, and the median income for a family was $56,875. Males had a median income of $32,625 versus $26,944 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,147. About 6.9% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable person== *[[Bill Burbach]], professional baseball player. ==References== <references /> ==External links== * [http://www.dickeyville.com/ Dickeyville, Wisconsin] {{Grant County, Wisconsin}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Grant County, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]
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