Lodi, Wisconsin
Downtown Lodi on WIS 113 Downtown Lodi on WIS 113 Lodi is positioned in Wisconsin Lodi - Lodi Lodi / lo .da / loh-dye is a town/city in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.
Isaac Palmer established the village of Lodi in 1846 in what was then the Pleasant Valley Precinct of the Wisconsin Territory.
He titled it after Lodi, in Italy. Palmer chose this glaciated valley as the locale for the village because of its water power potential.
Lodi is positioned at 43 18 51 N 89 31 51 W (43.314296, 89.530994). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.77 square miles (4.58 km2), all of it land. Spring Creek, which runs from the Lodi marsh through downtown Lodi and empties into Lake Wisconsin, is a small-town spring-fed brown trout stream.
Lodi has adopted a Spring Creek resident mallard, which the inhabitants have titled "Susie the Duck", as a mascot.
There were 1,224 homeholds of which 34.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.3% were married couples residing together, 10.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families.
26.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,141 homeholds out of which 35.1% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 53.3% were married couples residing together, 8.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 1.6% of families and 2.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
On Wisconsin Highway 113 in downtown Lodi is a small creek-side park where visitors can buy dried corn from vending machines to feed the wild ducks.
In this region is a small contemporary basket, inscribed with the name of former Lodi resident Engle Knerzer, and every year a duck builds a nest there.
Lodi is one of three metros/cities in Wisconsin to have its own fair. This no-charge fair begins on the first Thursday of July and runs through Sunday.
A portion of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail runs through Lodi.
Lodi's chapter of the Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation maintains an office in downtown Lodi, with access to the trail a several hundred yards away.
Several other segments of the trail are positioned in or near Lodi, including a 1.3-mile segment on the corner of Lovering and Highway J and a 21-mile section north of the Colsac III Ferry on Lake Wisconsin.
Betts, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, lived in Lodi Robert Caldwell, Wisconsin state legislator, was president of the village of Lodi.
Joseph Detmer, athlete, lived in Lodi.
Dwinnell, former Minnesota State Senator, was born in Lodi.
Harold Groves, Wisconsin State Senator and Wisconsin State Assemblyman, was born in Lodi.
Groves, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, was born in Lodi.
Scott Mc - Callum, former Governor of Wisconsin, lives in Lodi.
Albert O'Connor, Medal of Honor recipient, lived in Lodi.
Packard, former Wisconsin State Assemblyman, was Mayor of Lodi.
Keith Ripp, Wisconsin state legislator, lives in Lodi.
Tracy Sachtjen, Olympic athlete, world champion curler, lives in Lodi.
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