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Also known as Sauk County, Wisconsin, Sauk County, WI

county in Wisconsin, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
Named after
Sauk people
Seat
Baraboo
Largest city
Baraboo
Total
849 sq mi (2,200 km )
Land
831 sq mi (2,150 km )
Water
18 sq mi (47 km ) 2.1%
Estimate 2025
66,652
Density
80/sq mi (31/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional districts
2nd , 3rd
Website
www .co .sauk .wi .us

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Sauk people
Located in
Wisconsin
Contains
Baraboo
Capital
Baraboo
Population
65763
Area
2197
Shares border with
Vernon County
Official website
www.co.sauk.wi.us
Image
Sauk County Courthouse.jpg
Households
26751
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inception
1840-01-11
category of associated people
Category:People from Sauk County, Wisconsin
water as percent of area
2.1
native label
Sauk County
topic's main category
Category:Sauk County, Wisconsin
Commons category
Sauk County, Wisconsin
per capita income
32066
Sources (9)

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Encyclopedic overview

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

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sauk County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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