Dodge County, Wisconsin Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Dodge County
U.S. county
Dodge County Administration building
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1844
Named for	Henry Dodge
Seat	Juneau
Largest city	Beaver Dam
Area
• Total	907 sq mi (2,350 km²)
• Land	876 sq mi (2,270 km²)
• Water	31 sq mi (80 km²) 3.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	89,396
• Estimate (2023)	88,231
• Density	102.1/sq mi (39.4/km²)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	5th, 6th

Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89,396. Its county seat is Juneau. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844.

Dodge County comprises the Beaver Dam, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 907 square miles (2,350 km²), of which 876 square miles (2,270 km²) is land and 31 square miles (80 km²) (3.5%) is water.

The 6,718 acre Beaver Dam Lake and the 2,713 acre Fox Lake are found within the county.

Adjacent counties

Fond du Lac County – northeast
Washington County – east
Waukesha County – southeast
Jefferson County – south
Dane County – southwest
Columbia County – west
Green Lake County – northwest

National protected area

Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Climate

Weather chart for Dodge County

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temperatures in °C
precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
3.3 19 10	3.1 23 7	3.2 39 19	6.3 63 37	4.8 72 43	6.4 79 59	3.6 77 63	3.7 75 63	3 70 52	4.2 59 43	2.4 45 27	2.8 27 12
temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	67	—
1850	19,138	28,464.2%
1860	42,818	123.7%
1870	47,035	9.8%
1880	45,931	−2.3%
1890	44,984	−2.1%
1900	46,631	3.7%
1910	47,436	1.7%
1920	49,742	4.9%
1930	52,092	4.7%
1940	54,280	4.2%
1950	57,611	6.1%
1960	63,170	9.6%
1970	69,004	9.2%
1980	75,064	8.8%
1990	76,559	2.0%
2000	85,897	12.2%
2010	88,759	3.3%
2020	89,396	0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2020

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 89,396. The population density was 102.1 people per square mile (39.4 people/km²). There were 38,123 housing units at an average density of 43.5 units per square mile (16.8 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.8% White, 3.1% Black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 2.4% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 6.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.