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Population (year 2000): 3,231. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,547 (+9.8% change)
Males: 1,584 (49.0%), Females: 1,647 (51.0%)
Sauk County
Zip code:
53578
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $44,472 (year 2000)
Median house value: $138,800 (year 2000)
Races in Prairie du Sac:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (58.3%), Irish (13.3%),
English (8.4%), Norwegian (7.6%), Polish (5.4%), Swiss (4.3%).
Elevation: 780 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prairie du Sac
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prairie du Sac village
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 8.7%
2.7% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.8%
Europe, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +717 (+28.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Prairie du Sac:
- SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (80 1ST ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Prairie du Sac:
- ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 14
miles; BARABOO, WI)
- UNIV OF WI HOSPITALS/CLINICS AUTHORITY (about 25
miles; MADISON, WI)
- REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 25 miles;
REEDSBURG, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prairie du Sac:
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 30 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
- VOLK FIELD (about 58 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- ROCK CO (about 67 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie du Sac:
- SAUK-PRAIRIE (about 2 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI; ID:
91C)
- BARABOO WISCONSIN DELLS (about 16 miles; BARABOO,
WI; ID: DLL)
- MOREY (about 20 miles; MIDDLETON, WI; ID: C29)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prairie du Sac:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 26 miles;
MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 27 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 65 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 77 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 86
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
Public high school in Prairie du Sac:
- SAUK PRAIRIE HI (Students: 931; Location: 105
9TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prairie du Sac:
- GRAND AVENUE EL (Students: 403; Location: 225
GRAND AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- TOWER ROCK EL (Students: 112; Location: S9033
DENZER RD; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Prairie du Sac:
- ST JAMES LUTHERAN SCH (Students: 22;
Location: PO BOX 98/ 415 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Prairie du Sac:
- PRAIRIE DU SAC PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $246,485; Location: 560 PARK AVE.; 35,532 books;
1,371 audio materials; 1,320 video materials; 153 serial
subscriptions)
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