Sauk County, Wisconsin

Sauk County
County
Sauk County Courthouse in June 2012
Location within the U.S. state of 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
Founded	1840
Named for	Sauk people
Seat	Baraboo
Largest city	Baraboo
Area
• Total	849 sq mi (2,200 km2)
• Land	831 sq mi (2,150 km2)
• Water	18 sq mi (50 km2)  2.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	65,763
• Density	77/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.co.sauk.wi.us

Sauk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, 65,763 people lived there.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Baraboo.^[2] The county was created in 1840 from Wisconsin Territory.^[3]

1. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ↑ "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.