Editing Lime Ridge, Wisconsin

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| official_name      = Lime Ridge, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk]]

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| population_total   = 158
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| elevation_m        = 360
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| area_code          = [[Area code 608|608]]
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'''Lime Ridge''' is a village in [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 158 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
Lime Ridge is located at {{coord|43|28|5|N|90|9|13|W|type:city}} (43.468074, -90.153701).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.01|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><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Schuette|first1=William C.|title=Images From the Past: Lime Ridge|journal=Old Sauk Trails|date=February 2003|pages=5}}</ref>

==History==
The earliest settlers of Lime Ridge, as they arrived in the late 1850s, cleared the land of timber to plant crops, though others used the hardwood to make and sell railroad ties and stave bolts.<ref name="Images from the Past: Lime Ridge">{{cite journal|last1=Schuette|first1=William C|title=Images from the Past: Lime Ridge|journal=Old Sauk Trails|date=February 2003|page=5}}</ref> The first post office was established in 1858.<ref name="saukcountyhistory.org">{{cite web|title=Preserving the Past for the Future: Lime Ridge|url=http://www.saukcountyhistory.org/limeridgeimage.html|website=Sauk County Historical Society|access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> In 1867, Wesley Marsh opened a store, which was sold a few years later to John T. Pollock, and again in 1876 to Robert L. Bohn, an Ohio family that also built a dam and sawmill. Bohn bought hardwood timber from area farmers and converted it to barrel staves shipped to urban markets.<ref name="saukcountyhistory.org"/> Bohn also opened a hotel and in 1909 founded the State Bank of Lime Ridge.<ref name="Images from the Past: Lime Ridge"/> In 1874, the United Brethren opened a house of worship, used too by Baptists and Methodists in the community. In 1890, an Adventist church served members of that faith. After the population of German immigrants rose, in 1906 Trinity Lutheran church was built to serve that community. In 1912, St. Boniface Church was formed to serve the Catholic community.<ref>{{cite book|last1=St. Boniface Church|title=Golden jubilee : history, 1912-1962, St. Boniface Church, Lime Ridge, Wisconsin|date=1962|publisher=The Church|location=Sauk County, Wis.}}</ref>

Lime Ridge was incorporated in 1913. Rural electrification reached the village in 1922; the population at that time had risen to about 200.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Setwyn|first1=Eugene|title=Lime Ridge Post Office's History highlighted in postal newsletter|work=Reedsburg Independent|date=March 18, 2004}}</ref> The Great Depression together with World War II proved crippling to the local economy; the bank and hotel closed, and several other businesses followed. Many residents today work in other places.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1920 = 256
| 1930 = 230
| 1940 = 197
| 1950 = 183
| 1960 = 152
| 1970 = 203
| 1980 = 191
| 1990 = 152
| 2000 = 169
| 2010 = 162
| 2020 = 158
| 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 162 people, 70 households, and 44 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|160.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 78 housing units at an average density of {{convert|77.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 70 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% 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 2.77.

The median age in the village was 44.5 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 169 people, 69 households, and 48 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 167.3 people per square mile (64.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 76.2 per square mile (29.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 69 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $19,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,006. About 5.6% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Lyle E. Schaller]], theologian and writer, was born on a farm about two miles south of Lime Ridge.<ref>'Christmas 1941 was a simpler time,' '''Nevada Daily News,''' December 21, 2001, pg. 7</ref>

==Images==
<gallery>
Image:LimeRidgeWisconsin1.jpg|Looking south at Lime Ridge
Image:LimeRidgeWisconsinChurch.jpg|Church in Lime Ridge
File:LimeRidgeWisconsinSignCtyK.jpg|Sign on County K
</gallery>

==References==
{{Commons category|Lime Ridge, Wisconsin}}
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{{Sauk County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Villages in Sauk County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]