Waunakee, Wisconsin
| Waunakee, Wisconsin | |
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| Village | |
Downtown Waunakee on Wisconsin Highway 19
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 Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin. |
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| Coordinates: 43°11′14″N 89°27′8″W / 43.18722°N 89.45222°WCoordinates: 43°11′14″N 89°27′8″W / 43.18722°N 89.45222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dane |
| Government | |
| • Village Administrator | Todd Schmidt |
| • Village Board President | Chris Zellner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.39 sq mi (16.55 km2) |
| • Land | 6.38 sq mi (16.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,097 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 13,311 |
| • Density | 1,896.1/sq mi (732.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-84350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576318 |
Waunakee /wɔːnəˈkiː/ is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States (est. 1870). The population was 12,097 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waunakee bills itself as "The Only Waunakee in the World." (Because Wanaque, New Jersey is pronounced the same way, one can accurately write that "motto", but you can't really say it out loud.) The village was named as #78 in CNN Money's "Top 100 Best Places to Live" for small towns in 2009.
Waunakee is located at 43°11′14″N 89°27′8″W / 43.18722°N 89.45222°W (43.187253, -89.452244).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.39 square miles (16.55 km2), of which, 6.38 square miles (16.52 km2) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,097 people, 4,344 households, and 3,316 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,896.1 inhabitants per square mile (732.1/km2). There were 4,483 housing units at an average density of 702.7 per square mile (271.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.8% White, 1.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
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