Editing Mauston, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Mauston, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Wisconsin]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Juneau County, Wisconsin|Juneau]]

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| leader_name        = Darryl Teske
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 4.47
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.43

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| population_total   = 4347
| population_density_sq_mi = 972.5
| population_density_km2 = 375.5
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| elevation_m        = 269
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| postal_code_type   = Zip Code
| postal_code        = 53948
| area_code          = [[Area code 608|608]]
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'''Mauston''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Juneau County, Wisconsin]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 4,347 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="2020-census-5550025" /> It is approximately 70 miles northwest from the state capital, [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]].

==History==
Mauston was founded by Milton M. Maughs. The town was originally named Maughs Town, after him.  The town's beginning was based on the lumber industry of early Wisconsin. The history of Mauston is currently preserved in the Boorman House on Union Street.<ref>[http://www.mauston.com Mauston<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=24272 e-Podunk</ref>

==Geography==
Mauston is located at {{coord|43|48|N|90|5|W|type:city}} (43.798, -90.077).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 883 feet.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.9|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|4.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.43|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="gaz2020">{{cite web|title=2020 Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.2020.html |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| width       = auto
| collapsed   = yes
| single line = yes
| location    = Mauston, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present)
| Jan record high F = 58
| Feb record high F = 71
| Mar record high F = 84
| Apr record high F = 91
| May record high F = 96
| Jun record high F = 100
| Jul record high F = 103
| Aug record high F = 102
| Sep record high F = 99
| Oct record high F = 90
| Nov record high F = 76
| Dec record high F = 66
| year record high F = 103

|Jan avg record high F = 45.6
|Feb avg record high F = 51.2
|Mar avg record high F = 66.6
|Apr avg record high F = 78.3
|May avg record high F = 85.3
|Jun avg record high F = 89.6
|Jul avg record high F = 91.6
|Aug avg record high F = 90.5
|Sep avg record high F = 86.6
|Oct avg record high F = 79.8
|Nov avg record high F = 64.3
|Dec avg record high F = 50.1
|year avg record high F = 93.7

| Jan high F = 26.3
| Feb high F = 31.1
| Mar high F = 43.1
| Apr high F = 56.2
| May high F = 68.5
| Jun high F = 77.4
| Jul high F = 81.5
| Aug high F = 79.8
| Sep high F = 72.4
| Oct high F = 59.6
| Nov high F = 44.5
| Dec high F = 31.6
| year high F = 56.0
| Jan mean F = 17.2
| Feb mean F = 21.3
| Mar mean F = 33.2
| Apr mean F = 45.4
| May mean F = 57.5
| Jun mean F = 66.8
| Jul mean F = 70.9
| Aug mean F = 68.8
| Sep mean F = 61.0
| Oct mean F = 48.7
| Nov mean F = 35.8
| Dec mean F = 23.4
| year mean F = 45.8
| Jan low F = 8.0
| Feb low F = 11.4
| Mar low F = 23.2
| Apr low F = 34.6
| May low F = 46.6
| Jun low F = 56.1
| Jul low F = 60.3
| Aug low F = 57.9
| Sep low F = 49.7
| Oct low F = 37.8
| Nov low F = 27.0
| Dec low F = 15.3
| year low F = 35.7

|Jan avg record low F = -14.4
|Feb avg record low F = -10.6
|Mar avg record low F = 0.0
|Apr avg record low F = 20.5
|May avg record low F = 31.7
|Jun avg record low F = 42.9
|Jul avg record low F = 49.7
|Aug avg record low F = 46.0
|Sep avg record low F = 35.2
|Oct avg record low F = 24.3
|Nov avg record low F = 9.9
|Dec avg record low F = -6.0
|year avg record low F = -18.4

| Jan record low F = -37
| Feb record low F = -38
| Mar record low F = -35
| Apr record low F = 5
| May record low F = 18
| Jun record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 40
| Aug record low F = 33
| Sep record low F = 20
| Oct record low F = 9
| Nov record low F = -18
| Dec record low F = -30
| year record low F = -38
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.34
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.25
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.01
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.73
| May precipitation inch = 4.51
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.11
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.83
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.47
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.75
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.69
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.01
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.63
| year precipitation inch = 
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 8.3
| Feb precipitation days  = 7.4
| Mar precipitation days  = 8.2
| Apr precipitation days  = 11.2
| May precipitation days  = 13.1
| Jun precipitation days  = 11.6
| Jul precipitation days  = 9.8
| Aug precipitation days  = 9.8
| Sep precipitation days  = 9.6
| Oct precipitation days  = 9.6
| Nov precipitation days  = 7.7
| Dec precipitation days  = 8.9
| year precipitation days = 

| Jan snow inch = 13.1
| Feb snow inch = 11.0
| Mar snow inch = 7.1
| Apr snow inch = 2.8
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.2
| Nov snow inch = 2.5
| Dec snow inch = 9.9
| year snow inch = 
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 6.1
| Feb snow days  = 5.7
| Mar snow days  = 3.1
| Apr snow days  = 1.0
| May snow days  = 0.0
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.1
| Nov snow days  = 1.7
| Dec snow days  = 4.9
| year snow days = 

|Jan snow depth inch = 9.8
|Feb snow depth inch = 11.0
|Mar snow depth inch = 8.3
|Apr snow depth inch = 1.7
|May snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.1
|Nov snow depth inch = 2.2
|Dec snow depth inch = 6.5
|year snow depth inch = 13.3

| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=arx
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 31, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00475178&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 31, 2024}}</ref>
}}

== Transportation ==
Mauston is served by the [[Mauston-New Lisbon Union Airport]] (82C). This general-aviation airport is jointly owned with [[New Lisbon, Wisconsin|New Lisbon]]. The closest airports with commercial service are Dane County Regional Airport and La Crosse Regional Airport, about one hour in either direction via [[Interstate 90]].

I-90 and [[Interstate 94]] run concurrently, with an interchange located at [[Wisconsin Highway 82]]. [[U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin|U.S. Route 12]] and [[Wisconsin Highway 16]] run concurrently northwest/southeast through downtown as a two-lane road almost parallel to the interstates. [[Wisconsin Highway 58]] runs north/south through town and crosses over I-90/I-94 without an exit. WIS-82 runs east/west through town with a brief concurrency with WIS-58, then continues east to the interchange.

Mauston is served by the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Tomah Subdivision, the former Milwaukee Road main line between Chicago and Seattle.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 952
|1880= 1013
|1890= 1343
|1900= 1718
|1910= 1701
|1920= 1966
|1930= 2107
|1940= 2621
|1950= 3171
|1960= 3531
|1970= 3466
|1980= 3284
|1990= 3439
|2000= 3740
|2010= 4423
|2020=4347
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020-census-5550025">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Mauston city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5550025&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref> the population was 4,347. The [[population density]] was {{convert|972.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,955 housing units at an average density of {{convert|437.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. Ethnically, the population was 3.6% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. When grouping both Hispanic and non-Hispanic people together by race, the city was 89.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.7% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.4% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 4.5% from two or more races.

The 2020 census population of the city included 378 people incarcerated in adult correctional facilities.<ref name="2020-P5-5550025">{{cite web|title=Group Quarters Population, 2020 Census: Mauston city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5550025&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P5 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref>

According  to the [[American Community Survey]] estimates for 2016-2020, the median income for a household in the city was $49,730, and the median income for a family was $63,839. Male full-time workers had a median income of $40,547 versus $35,809 for female workers. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,214. About 7.6% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 22% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="2020-EconChar-5550025">{{cite web|title=Selected Economic Characteristics, 2020 American Community Survey: Mauston city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5550025&y=2020&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP03 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref> Of the population age 25 and over, 89.2% were high school graduates or higher and 15.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name="2020-SocChar-5550025">{{cite web|title=Selected Social Characteristics, 2020 American Community Survey: Mauston city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5550025&y=2020&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP02 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=21 December 2022}}</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=2012-11-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,423 people, 1,779 households, and 985 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1007.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,006 housing units at an average density of {{convert|456.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 1,779 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.6% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,740 people, 1,585 households, and 963 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,022.6 people per square mile (394.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,729 housing units at an average density of 472.8 per square mile (182.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 96.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.67% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 2.11% of the population.

There were 1,585 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

==Education==
[[File:Mauston schools.jpg|thumb|Mauston schools on the west side of town on [[Wisconsin Highway 82|Wis-82]]]]
[[File:MaustonWisconsinLibraryWIS58WIS82US12WIS16.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Mauston library|Mauston library]]

The city and surrounding area are served by the Mauston Area School District, which provides kindergarten through senior high education. District schools include West Side Elementary (grades 4K-2), Grayside Elementary (grades 3–5), Olson Middle School (which is housed in the former high school and serves grades 6, 7, and 8), and Mauston High School, which opened its doors in 2001. Lyndon Station Elementary School, which houses grades K-5, is located in nearby Lyndon Station.

A pre-K through 8th grade Catholic parochial school has been operated by St. Patrick Parish since 1895. The parish also operated St. Patrick High School from 1933 to 1951, and Madonna High School from 1951 to 1966. This school holds about 200 students from all counties of Southern Wisconsin.

Mauston is also home to a campus of [[Western Technical College]].

==Media==
*[[WRJC-FM]], radio
*''[[Capital Newspapers|Juneau County Star-Times]]'', newspaper

Mauston is a part of the [[template:Madison TV|Madison Television Market]] and is also served by radio stations from the greater [[Wisconsin Dells, WI|Wisconsin Dells]]-[[Baraboo, WI|Baraboo]] area.

==Notable people==
{{div col}}
* [[John T. Benson]], [[Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin]]
* [[Kelly Bires]], NASCAR driver, also won two state wrestling championships in Wisconsin
* [[Thomas John Curran]], United States Federal Court judge
* [[Kenneth Philip Grubb]]. United States Federal Court judge
* [[Frank H. Hanson]], Wisconsin State Senator and Representative
* [[Leo Kieffer]], Maine State Senator
* [[Bill Lobenstein]], [[NFL]] player
* [[Orland Steen Loomis]], one-time governor-elect of Wisconsin
* [[John Patterson (Medal of Honor)|John Patterson]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Jessica Powers]], [[Roman Catholic]] nun and writer
* [[Clinton G. Price]], Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
* [[Edwin M. Truell]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Florence E. Ward]], educator, USDA official{{div col end}}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Mauston, Wisconsin Wis-82.jpg|[[Wisconsin Highway 82|Wis-82]] entering on the west side
File:City of Mauston municipal building.jpg|City of Mauston municipal building
File:Lemonweir River.jpg|[[Lemonweir River]]
File:Mauston water tower with cellular tower on top.jpg|Mauston [[water tower]] with [[cellular tower]] on top
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mauston, Wisconsin}}
* [http://www.mauston.com/ City of Mauston]
*[https://Mauston.org Greater Mauston Tourism website]
* Sanborn fire insurance maps: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7489 1894] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7494 1901] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7499 1909]

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[[Category:Cities in Juneau County, Wisconsin]]
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