Editing Rock Springs, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Rock Springs, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| image_caption      = Looking east in Rock Springs
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| map_caption        = Location of Rock Springs in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk]]

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| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.30
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03

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| population_total   = 327
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| elevation_m        = 297
| elevation_ft       = 974
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| area_code          = [[Area code 608|608]]
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'''Rock Springs''' is a village in [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States, along the [[Baraboo River]]. The population was 327 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
[[File:VanHiseRock1.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Van Hise Rock]]
At the time of its founding, Rock Springs was known as '''Ableman''', after Stephen Van Rensselaer Ableman,<ref>{{cite book|last=Cole|first=Harry Ellsworth|title=A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PV40AQAAMAAJ|year=1918|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PV40AQAAMAAJ/page/n440 405]}}</ref> who settled there in 1851.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1905|pages=[https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog/page/n28 22]|author=Gannett, Henry|url=https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog}}</ref> The railroad has been a major influence on the village's growth.

Surrounded by cliffs of [[Baraboo Quartzite]], the village is two miles south of a notable rock formation located in [[Ableman Gorge]], [[Van Hise Rock]], which was used to explain the processes of [[structural geology]] by [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] professor [[Charles R. Van Hise]].

==Geography==
Rock Springs is located at {{coord|43|28|40|N|89|55|1|W|type:city}} (43.477698, −89.917030).<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|1.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|1.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 163
| 1890 = 332
| 1900 = 430
| 1910 = 444
| 1920 = 542
| 1930 = 470
| 1940 = 395
| 1950 = 442
| 1960 = 463
| 1970 = 432
| 1980 = 426
| 1990 = 432
| 2000 = 425
| 2010 = 362
| 2020 = 327
| 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 362 people, 137 households, and 99 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|274.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 150 housing units at an average density of {{convert|113.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 137 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 10.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.7% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the village was 37.2 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 425 people, 156 households, and 117 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 315.9 people per square mile (121.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 124.1 per square mile (47.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 99.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $51,071. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $21,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,689. About 6.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable residents==
*[[Nancy Lange]] – [[First Lady of Peru]] (2016-2018), born in Rock Springs.<ref name=eluniv>{{cite news|title=Conoce a Nancy Ann Lange, nueva primera dama de Peru |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/mundo/2016/07/28/conoce-nancy-ann-lange-nueva-primera-dama-de-peru |work=[[El Universal (Mexico City)]] |date=July 28, 2016 |access-date=January 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731124428/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/mundo/2016/07/28/conoce-nancy-ann-lange-nueva-primera-dama-de-peru |archive-date=July 31, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery>
File:RockSpringsWisconsinDowntownWIS154WIS136.jpg|Downtown Rock Springs
File:RockSpringsWisconsinSignWIS154.jpg|Sign on [[Wisconsin Highway 154|WIS 154]]
File:RockSpringsWisconsinVillageHallWIS136.jpg|Village hall
File:RockSpringsWisconsinFireDepartmentWIS136.jpg|Fire station
File:Grain train.JPG|A diesel train loads up with grain at Rock Springs
</gallery>

==References==
{{Commons category|Rock Springs, Wisconsin}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.rockspringswi.com Rock Springs, Wisconsin]
*Sanborn fire insurance map: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/3176 1912]
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[[Category:Villages in Sauk County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]