Couderay, Wisconsin
| Couderay, Wisconsin | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Couderay, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′22″N 91°20′50″W / 45.82278°N 91.34722°WCoordinates: 45°49′22″N 91°20′50″W / 45.82278°N 91.34722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Sawyer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| • Land | 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,329 ft (405 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 88 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 89 |
| • Density | 91.7/sq mi (35.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-17250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583021 |
Couderay is a village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Couderay River. The population was 88 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Couderay.
Couderay is home to Al Capone’s northwoods hideaway, a tourist site called "The Hideout." The Hideout was purchased in the spring of 2010 by the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Tribe after bankruptcy hearings for the previous owners.
Couderay is a truncated name of French origin denoting the term "short ears" (courtes oreilles) in connection with those of the Ojibwa people. French explorers and French-Canadian trappers who roamed the northern part of French Louisiana and the Great Lakes at the time of New France created this name.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2), of which, 0.96 square miles (2.49 km2) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.
On February 2, and February 4, 1996, the temperature fell to −55 °F (−48 °C), the coldest temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin.
As of the census of 2010, there were 88 people, 35 households, and 20 families residing in the village. The population density was 91.7 inhabitants per square mile (35.4/km2). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 53.1 per square mile (20.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 73.9% White, 12.5% Native American, 1.1% from other races, and 12.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
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