Editing Dodge, Wisconsin

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|official_name   = Dodge, Wisconsin
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Trempealeau County, Wisconsin|Trempealeau]]

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|area_total_km2   = 55.4
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|population_total         = 414
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'''Dodge''' is a town in [[Trempealeau County, Wisconsin|Trempealeau County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of [[Dodge (CDP), Wisconsin|Dodge]] is located in the town. The unincorporated community of [[Pine Creek, Wisconsin|Pine Creek]] is also located in the town.

==History==
The town was named for [[William E. Dodge]], a New York resident who co-founded the [[Phelps Dodge|Phelps-Dodge Mining Corporation]] and [[YMCA]] of the US.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Callary|first1=Edward|title=Place Names of Wisconsin|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, WI|isbn=978-0-299-30964-0|page=76}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 21.4&nbsp;square miles (55.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

===Climate===
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| location    = Dodge, Wisconsin (1991–2020)
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| Jan high F  =27.1
| Feb high F  =32.4
| Mar high F  =45.5
| Apr high F  =59.7
| May high F  =71.5
| Jun high F  =79.6
| Jul high F  =83.5
| Aug high F  =80.9
| Sep high F  =74.3
| Oct high F  =60.9
| Nov high F  =44.6
| Dec high F  =32.2
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| Jan mean F  =17.4
| Feb mean F  =22.4
| Mar mean F  =34.5
| Apr mean F  =47.6
| May mean F  =59.0
| Jun mean F  =68.3
| Jul mean F  =72.0
| Aug mean F  =69.6
| Sep mean F  =62.5
| Oct mean F  =49.9
| Nov mean F  =35.6
| Dec mean F  =23.3
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| Jan low F  =7.8
| Feb low F  =12.4
| Mar low F  =23.5
| Apr low F  =35.5
| May low F  =46.5
| Jun low F  =56.9
| Jul low F  =60.5
| Aug low F  =58.3
| Sep low F  =50.8
| Oct low F  =38.8
| Nov low F  =26.7
| Dec low F  =14.5
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| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =0.95
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.05
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.93
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.72
| May precipitation inch  =4.30
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.99
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.80
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.32
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.50
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.72
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.74
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.37
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| Jan snow inch  =8.0
| Feb snow inch  =9.5
| Mar snow inch  =6.6
| Apr snow inch  =1.7
| May snow inch  =0.6
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.1
| Nov snow inch  =2.5
| Dec snow inch  =13.4
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==Demographics==
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 414 people, 160 households, and 116 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 19.4 people per square mile (7.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.2/km<sup>2</sup>).

There were 160 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,972, and the median income for a family was $42,625. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $20,588 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,167. About 7.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Gallery==
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==Notable people==

* [[Martin D. Brom]], a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], lived in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1944,' Biographical Sketch of Martin D. Brom, pg. 69</ref>

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==References==
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{{Trempealeau County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]