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Population (year 2000): 4,059. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,325 (+31.2% change)
Males: 2,055  (50.6%)
Females: 2,004  (49.4%)

Dane County

Median resident age:  31.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53527.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $72,500 (it was $66,628 in 2000)
Cottage Grove  $72,500
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $236,000 (it was $163,600 in 2000)
Cottage Grove  $236,000
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Cottage Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Black (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (48.0%), Norwegian (18.8%), Irish (12.3%), English (7.2%), Polish (4.5%), French (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1924

Elevation: 888 feet

Land area: 2.29 square miles.

Population density: 2199 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cottage Grove

  • High school or higher: 94.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cottage Grove village

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

119 residents are foreign born (1.1% Africa, 0.8% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

This village:  2.9%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cottage Grove to the number of sex offenders is 1257 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cottage Grove:  2.3% ($3,698)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (13.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (135.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sun Prairie, WI (4.6 miles ), Blooming Grove, WI (6.3 miles ), Sun Prairie, WI (7.3 miles ), Pleasant Springs, WI (7.7 miles ), McFarland, WI (7.9 miles ), Burke, WI (8.4 miles ), Deerfield, WI (8.9 miles ), Monona, WI (9.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 73 buildings, average cost: $106,200
  • 1997: 67 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 1998: 76 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 1999: 79 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 2000: 38 buildings, average cost: $119,700
  • 2001: 28 buildings, average cost: $171,800
  • 2002: 71 buildings, average cost: $157,900
  • 2003: 71 buildings, average cost: $178,000
  • 2004: 94 buildings, average cost: $190,600
  • 2005: 81 buildings, average cost: $185,700
  • 2006: 61 buildings, average cost: $197,800
  • 2007: 41 buildings, average cost: $199,700

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Latitude: 43.09 N, Longitude: 89.20 W


27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 608

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Cottage Grove, Wisconsin business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +2,846 (+234.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)


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Crime in Cottage Grove (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 rapes (37.8 per 100,000)
  • 5 robberies (94.5 per 100,000)
  • 5 assaults (94.5 per 100,000)
  • 25 burglaries (472.6 per 100,000)
  • 98 thefts (1852.6 per 100,000)
  • 6 auto thefts (113.4 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 193.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.99
US city average:  3.00

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Cottage Grove-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.7 miles away from the Cottage Grove village center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cottage Grove:
  • MENDOTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 9 miles; MADISON, WI)
  • STOUGHTON HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; STOUGHTON, WI)
  • MERITER HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; MADISON, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Cottage Grove, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cottage Grove:
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 10 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
  • ROCK CO (about 35 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 63 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cottage Grove:
  • BLACKHAWK AIRFIELD (about 2 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: 87Y)
  • QUAMS MARINA (about 11 miles; STOUGHTON, WI; ID: 99C)
  • JANA (about 18 miles; EDGERTON, WI; ID: 58C)

Amtrak station near Cottage Grove:
  • 14 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, public transit connection.

Local government website: village.cottage-grove.wi.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottage Grove:
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 15 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 16 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 38 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cottage Grove:
Private elementary/middle school in Cottage Grove:
  • W KOSHKONONG LUTHERAN SCH (Students: 46; Location: 2632 CHURCH ST; Grades: PK - 7)

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Court: Cottage Grove Township - Municipal Court (221 East Cottage Grove Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cottage Grove and their reported violations in the past:

COTTAGE GROVE WATERWORKS (Population served: 4152, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  76.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  3.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  0.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Cottage Grove compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Cottage Grove (2007 data):
  • Wisconsin Community Bank: at 580 North Main Street, branch established on 1911-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $413.1 mil, Deposits: $336.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Financial Usa, Inc.
  • Bank of Sun Prairie: Cottage Grove Branch at 419 West Cottage Grove Road, branch established on 2004-10-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $261.2 mil, Deposits: $213.9 mil, headquarters in Sun Prairie, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
  • Monona State Bank: Cottage Grove Branch at 341 West Cottage Grove Road, branch established on 2004-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $301.1 mil, Deposits: $232.3 mil, headquarters in Monona, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Monona Bankshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,668$32,0161$1,120
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$578
Police Protection - Officers 9$30,387$40,5160$0
Police - Other 1$2,236$26,8326$1,999
Other Government Administration 2$5,112$30,6727$2,400
Streets and Highways 3$6,314$25,2560$0
Sewerage 1$3,671$44,0520$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,838$34,0561$279
Water Supply 1$3,671$44,0520$0
Totals for Government 19$56,898$35,93616$6,376


Cottage Grove government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $486,000
    All Other: $73,000
    Parks & Recreation: $23,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $404,000
    Parks & Recreation: $363,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $32,000
    General: $22,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $545,000
    Sewerage: $428,000
    Water Utilities: $352,000
    Regular Highways: $268,000
    Fire Protection: $174,000
    Solid Waste Management: $162,000
    Central Staff Services: $104,000
    Parks & Recreation: $84,000
    Financial Administration: $83,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $51,000
    Health Services - Other: $30,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $181,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $280,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,117,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $240,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,064,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $293,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $175,000
    Special Assessments: $59,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $73,000
    Police Protection: $37,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,321,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $359,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $212,000
    Highways: $50,000
    All Other: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,156,000
    NEC: $89,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $763,000

6.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.99%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.32% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Dane County:  0.32%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($35,740 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI  0.29% ($33,319)
from Rock County, WI  0.28% ($37,443)


6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Dane County:  0.08%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Columbia County, WI  0.38% ($41,524 average AGI)
to Rock County, WI  0.35% ($40,708)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($31,704)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cottage Grove:
  • WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • 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.)
  • WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
  • WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
  • WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cottage Grove:
  • WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • W216BL (91.1 FM; MCFARLAND, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
  • WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WJWD (90.3 FM; MARSHALL, WI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Cottage Grove:
  • 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.)
  • W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W08CK (Channel 8; MADISON-MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: HEALTHY'S, INC.)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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