Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin.
Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin.
Mount Horeb is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
A postal service called Mount Horeb has been in operation since 1861. The village was titled after Mount Horeb, the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments, as stated to the Hebrew Bible. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the village has a total region of 3.25 square miles (8.42 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,011 citizens , 2,696 homeholds, and 1,878 families living in the village.
There were 2,826 housing units at an average density of 869.5 per square mile (335.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 1.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,696 homeholds of which 41.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 56.5% were married couples residing together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 30.3% were non-families.
24.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the village was 35.5 years.
29.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,860 citizens , 2,228 homeholds, and 1,544 families living in the village.
There were 2,305 housing units at an average density of 791.2 per square mile (305.8/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the village was 98.28% White, 0.22% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other competitions, and 0.53% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,228 homeholds out of which 38.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 57.1% were married couples residing together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families.
24.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the village, the populace was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the village was $55,513, and the median income for a family was $63,234.
About 0.8% of families and 3.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Mount Horeb offers a several good access points to the Military Ridge State Trail, a 39-mile (63 km) bicycle trail assembled on a former barns right-of-way.
Mount Horeb was once home to the Mount Horeb Mustard Museum, a light-hearted exhibition with an roughly equal amount of floor space devoted to exhibits and to its exhibition store.
In 2009 the Mustard Museum relocated to Middleton, Wisconsin, where it is now known as the National Mustard Museum.
Mount Horeb has been known by some inhabitants as the "Mustard Capital of the World" as well as the "Troll Capital of the World". The Chamber of Commerce calls the chief street the "Trollway," and troll statues and themes decorate many region businesses.
This reflects Mount Horeb's largely Norwegian heritage.
Mount Horeb is home to the Gonstead Clinic of Chiropractic, established in 1939 by Dr.
Herman Dahle, member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin Mount Horeb Public School United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Journal, Barry Adams | Wisconsin State.
To move command posts to Mount Horeb; keep distribution warehouse, call center in Belleville".
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