Hustisford, Wisconsin

Hustisford, Wisconsin
FIPS code		55-36650[5]
GNIS feature ID	1566830[2]
Website	www.hustisford.com

Hustisford is a village in

.

History

The village was named for John Hustis, a pioneer settler.[6]

Geography

Hustisford is located at 43°20′43″N 88°36′4″W / 43.34528°N 88.60111°W / 43.34528; -88.60111 (43.345528, -88.60135).^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.10 square miles (2.85 km²), of which, 0.89 square miles (2.31 km²) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km²) is water.^[8]

The village is bordered to the north by

on Sundays in January and February.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	488		—
1890	513		5.1%
1900	540		5.3%
1910	615		13.9%
1920	595		−3.3%
1930	537		−9.7%
1940	564		5.0%
1950	622		10.3%
1960	708		13.8%
1970	789		11.4%
1980	874		10.8%
1990	979		12.0%
2000	1,135		15.9%
2010	1,123		−1.1%
2020	1,101		−2.0%
2022 (est.)	1,085	[4]	−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Beginning in the middle of the 1800s Hustisford had a German immigrant community. At one time it had two German-speaking churches, with one, Bethany Lutheran Church, continuing to have German worship in the 1970s. In addition, two of three schools in the period used German as a language of instruction.[10]

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 477 households, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the village was 39.4 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.1% male and 47.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race.

There were 472 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,929, and the median income for a family was $52,262. Males had a median income of $31,951 versus $23,333 for females. The

, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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Bethany Lutheran School is a Christian Pre-K through 8th grade school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Hustisford.^[11]

Toilet Bowl

Each year on January 1, the Hustisford Fire Department hosts the Toilet Bowl Parade and Toilet Bowl game. The parade goes through downtown Hustisford twice. The game is held at the Fireman's Park in Hustisford and is an unpadded, tackle football game. In order to play in the game, one had to have lived in Hustisford, attended

or worked in Hustisford.

Notable residents

Images

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  Village hall
• 
  John Hustis House, historic house
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  Ferdinand Schulze House, historic house
• 
  Ice racing on Lake Sinissippi

References

External links

• Village of Hustisford Website
• Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1894 1900 1914