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Notable locations in Baraboo: Baraboo Golf Club (A), Sauk County Historical Museum (B), Sauk County Courthouse (C), Baraboo City Hall (D), Baraboo Civic Center (E), Baraboo Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Baraboo include: Advent Christian New Life Community Church (A), Saint Joseph Catholic Church (B), Trintiy Episcopal Church (C), Bethel Memorial Baptist Church (D), Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), Seventh Day Adventist Church (F), Parkway Wesleyan Church (G), Emanuel United Methodist Church (H), Saint Pauls Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Walnut Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: 564 Reservoir (A), 572 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Baraboo include: Mary Roundtree Evans Athletic Field (1), Broadway Park (2), Haskins Park (3), Campbell Park (4), Sauk County Fairgrounds (5), Pierce Park (6), Deppe Park (7), Ochsner Park (8), Attridge Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Baraboo Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Circus World Museum - BLDG Exhibit Hall (550 Water Street), Circus World Museum - Info-Line (550 Water Street), Great Circus Parade (Museums; 550 Water Street), Crystal's for Kids Foundation (Amusement & Theme Parks; S5504 High Hills Drive), Harmony Tours & Travel Store (Tours & Charters; 132 3rd Street).
Hotels: Campus Inn Motel (750 West Pine Street), Highlander Motel (S5230 USHighway 12), Farm Kitchen Motel (S5554 State Road 123), Blue & White Motel (821 Walnut Street), Area Resort Rentals (116 Monroe Street), Americas Best Value Inn (750 West Pine Street), Ho-Chunk Casino Hotel & Convention Center (S3214 USHighway 12), Best Western Baraboo Inn (725 West Pine Highway 12), 4 Winds Motel (S4090A USHighway 12).
Courts: Sauk County - Courthouse- Branch Iii Circuit Court- Baraboo (515 Oak Street), Wynsong Court (507 Linn Street), Sauk County - Courthouse- Branch I Circuit Court- Baraboo (515 Oak Street), Sauk County - Courthouse- Court Commissioner- Court Commissioneer- Bar (515 Oak Street), Sauk County - Courthouse- Branch Ii Circuit Court- Baraboo (515 Oak Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Baraboo and their reported violations in the past:
BARABOO WATERWORKS (Population served: 11188, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-05-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-05-2005)
- 9 regular monitoring violations
LIVING HOPE CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-21-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2000), St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-15-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-29-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Other (DEC-27-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Other (DEC-27-2005)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2001 and JUL-15-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2001), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-06-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2000 and JUL-15-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2001), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-07-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1999 and JUL-15-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-05-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-05-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2002)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 130 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
GLACIER VIEW SUBDIVISION (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and DEC-06-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2004)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Other (DEC-27-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Other (DEC-27-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and DEC-05-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2003)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Other (DEC-27-2005)
- 13 routine major monitoring violations
- 50 regular monitoring violations
- 5 other older monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  6.6% | | Whole state: |  8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Baraboo, WI
People in group quarters in Baraboo
- 132 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 109 people in nursing homes
- 38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 19 people in other group homes
- 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Baraboo compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Baraboo (2009 data):
- The Baraboo National Bank: Southwest Branch, at 101 Third Avenue, East Side Branch, Paying And Receiving Station Branch. Info updated 2009-03-26: Bank assets: $707.3 mil, Deposits: $601.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Baraboo Bancorporation, Inc., The
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Baraboo Branch, West Baraboo Branch, Baraboo Broadway Branch. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Amcore Bank, National Association: Baraboo - Pick And Save Branch at 615 Hwy 136, branch established on 1992-03-01; Baraboo Branch at 1159 Eighth Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2009-01-16: Bank assets: $5,036.2 mil, Deposits: $3,934.0 mil, headquarters in Rockford, IL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 81 total offices, Holding Company: Amcore Financial, Inc.
- Community First Bank: Baraboo Branch at 129 8th Avenue, branch established on 2002-11-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $249.5 mil, Deposits: $196.7 mil, headquarters in Boscobel, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Boscobel Bancorp, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Baraboo, Wisconsin
- Thunderbird Motor Inn, 1013 8TH St, Baraboo, WI 53913, Phone: (608) 356-7757
- Park Plaza Baraboo, 630 W Pine St, Baraboo, WI 53913, Phone: (800) 814-7000, Fax: (608) 356-0520
- Best Western Baraboo Inn, 725 West Pne, Baraboo, WI 53913, Phone: (608) 356-1100, Fax: (608) 356-4585
- Holiday Inn Express Wisconsin Dells, Wi, 1033 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Baraboo, WI 53913, Phone: (608) 253-3000, Fax: (608) 253-3001
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Baraboo, Wisconsin
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Sauk County Wisconsin:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Religion statistics for Baraboo
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 48.9% | 16.2% | 9.3% | 7.9% | 5.9% |
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| Congregations | 11.7% | 10.4% | 18.2% | 10.4% | 7.8% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of the Nazarene | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 2.6% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 29.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $15,077 | $36,185 | 2 | $2,028 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $22,753 | $54,607 | 10 | $3,542 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $5,856 | $70,272 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
26 | $117,220 | $54,102 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $17,449 | $34,898 | 9 | $2,875 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $9,018 | $54,108 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $102 |
| Streets and Highways |
15 | $57,464 | $45,971 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $10,508 | $42,032 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $15,310 | $45,930 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $22,530 | $45,060 | 8 | $2,119 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 | $12,456 | $49,824 | 5 | $274 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $23,902 | $47,804 | 3 | $105 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $15,272 | $45,816 | 15 | $17,712 |
| Totals for Government |
86 | $344,815 | $48,114 | 54 | $28,757 |
Baraboo government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $997,000
Parks and Recreation: $269,000
All Other: $83,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,487,000
Water Utilities: $878,000
General - Other: $267,000
Sewerage: $115,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,462,000
Regular Highways: $1,852,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,195,000
Water Utilities: $1,176,000
Sewerage: $983,000
Libraries: $741,000
Local Fire Protection: $695,000
General - Other: $658,000
Central Staff Services: $500,000
Solid Waste Management: $497,000
Health - Other: $285,000
Transit Utilities: $227,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $174,000
Financial Administration: $171,000
General Public Buildings: $108,000
Natural Resources - Other: $103,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $82,000
Parking Facilities: $59,000
Air Transportation: $39,000
Housing and Community Development: $35,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $24,000
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $1,109,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $796,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $380,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,249,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $140,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,095,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $496,000
General Revenue, NEC: $215,000
Special Assessments: $195,000
Fines and Forfeits: $138,000
Rents: $80,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,220,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,734,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,581,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $19,000
Sewerage: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,319,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,290,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,754,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,442,000
Highways: $876,000
All Other: $679,000
- Tax - Property: $6,362,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $173,000
NEC: $152,000
Other License: $129,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,597,000
6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.79% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.06% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($217 average AGI)| Sauk County: | 0.12% | | Wisconsin average: | 0.08% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,785 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.60% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.22% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Baraboo:
- WRPQ (740 AM; 0 kW; BARABOO, WI; Owner: BARABOO BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WIBU (900 AM; 1 kW; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Baraboo:
- W290AL (105.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WBKY (95.9 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
TV broadcast stations around Baraboo:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Baraboo fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total average daily traffic: 44,530
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,844
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Baraboo)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Baraboo, WI)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 48 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Baraboo)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 36 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Baraboo)
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