West Baraboo, Wisconsin

West Baraboo, Wisconsin
Downtown West Baraboo on WIS 136
Downtown West Baraboo on WIS 136
Location of West Baraboo in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Location of West Baraboo in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 43°28′33″N 89°45′55″W / 43.47583°N 89.76528°W / 43.47583; -89.76528
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountySauk
IncorporatedFebruary 9, 1956[1]
Area
 • Total1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
 • Land1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation886 ft (270 m)
Population
 • Total1,627
 • Density1,141.03/sq mi (440.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
FIPS code55-85325[5]
GNIS feature ID1576445[3]
Websitehttp://www.vi.westbaraboo.wi.gov/

West Baraboo is a village along the Baraboo River in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,627 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Baraboo micropolitan statistical area.

West Baraboo was previously known as Lyons.[7]

  1. ^ "Municipal Data System". Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations. 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Sauk County Historical Society. Baraboo. Arcadia Publishing, 2017. ISBN 1467125105, 9781467125109. p. 83.