Sauk County, Wisconsin

Sauk County
Sauk County Courthouse in June 2012
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Sauk County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°26′N 89°56′W / 43.43°N 89.94°W / 43.43; -89.94
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1844
Named forSauk people
SeatBaraboo
Largest cityBaraboo
Area
 • Total849 sq mi (2,200 km2)
 • Land831 sq mi (2,150 km2)
 • Water18 sq mi (50 km2)  2.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total65,763
 • Density77/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.co.sauk.wi.us

Sauk County is a county in Wisconsin. It is named after a large village of the Sauk people.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,763.[2] Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo.[3] The county was created in 1840 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1844.[4] Sauk County comprises the Baraboo, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison metropolitan area.

  1. ^ "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". The Post-Crescent. December 28, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

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