{{About|the village|the adjacent town|Cottage Grove (town), Wisconsin}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Cottage Grove, Wisconsin | settlement_type = [[Village]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Cottage Grove Village Hall - panoramio.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Cottage Grove municipal building | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | image_map = File:Dane County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cottage Grove Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location of Cottage Grove in Dane County, Wisconsin.
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<!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/> | population_total = 7303 | population_density_km2 = 587.99 | population_density_sq_mi = 1523.03
<!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3-u">{{cite gnis|1563422|Cottage Grove|2026-02-24}}</ref> | elevation_m = 272 | elevation_ft = 892 | coordinates = {{coord|43|5|16|N|89|12|00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 53527 | area_code = [[Area code 608|608]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 55-17200<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1583018<ref name="GR3-u" /> | website = [https://www.vi.cottagegrove.wi.gov/ Village of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin] | footnotes = }} '''Cottage Grove''' is a [[List of villages in Wisconsin|village]] in [[Dane County, Wisconsin]], United States. Its population was 7,303 at the 2020 census. A suburb of [[Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area|Madison]], it shares a school district with [[Monona, Wisconsin|Monona]]. The village is located partially within the [[Cottage Grove (town), Wisconsin|survey township of Cottage Grove]].
The village was named from a settler's cottage in a grove near the village site.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA59 |title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways |publisher=Chicago and North Western Railway Company |year=1908 |page=59}}</ref>
==Geography== Cottage Grove is located at {{coord|43|5|16|N|89|12|0|W|type:city}} (43.088017, -89.200143).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population |1930= 261 |1940= 310 |1950= 372 |1960= 413 |1970= 478 |1980= 888 |1990= 1131 |2000= 4059 |2010= 6192 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> |2020=7303}}
===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, 6,192 people, 2,210 households, and 1,628 families were living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1779.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,289 housing units at an average density of {{convert|657.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the village was 92.1% White, 2.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.0% of the population.
Of the 2,210 households, 47.1% had children under 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.3% were not families. About 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80. and the average family size was 3.26.
The median age in the village was 33.8 years. About 32.5% of residents were under 18; 5.7% were between 18 and 24; 32.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 7.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, 4,059 people, 1,427 households, and 1,084 families were living in the village. The [[population density]] was 1,775.3 people per square mile (684.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The 1,453 housing units had an average density of 635.5 per square mile (245.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 95.71% White, 1.82% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Around 1.80% of the population were Hispanics or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]]s of any race.
Of the 1,427 households, 47.3% had children under 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were not families. About 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83, and the average family size was 3.20.
In the village, the age distribution was 32.1% under 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $66,628, and for a family was $68,667. Males had a median income of $46,190 versus $30,391 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $25,777. About 2.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under 18 and 12.6% of those 65 or over.
==Notable people== [[File:Gabe Carimi ASU.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Gabe Carimi]]]] * [[Gabe Carimi]] (born 1988), All-American and NFL football player *[[William Robert Taylor]], 12th governor of Wisconsin (1874-1876) *[[Jessie Vetter]], USA Women's National Ice Hockey Team, 2010 Olympic Winter Games silver medalist
==References== <references />
==External links== * [https://www.vi.cottagegrove.wi.gov/ Village of Cottage Grove] {{Madison}} {{Dane County, Wisconsin}}
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