Dane, Wisconsin

{{about|the village|the county containing the village|Dane County, Wisconsin}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Dane, Wisconsin | settlement_type = [[Village]] | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = DaneWisconsinVillageHallWIS113.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Dane village hall and fire station | image_flag = | image_seal =  | image_map = File:Dane County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dane Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location of Dane in Dane County, Wisconsin.

| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wisconsin}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]]

| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Village President | leader_name = Don Postler<ref>{{cite web |title=Village Board |url=https://villageofdane.org/village-board/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501180050/http://www.villageofdane.org/village-board/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |website=Village of Dane |access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref> | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 3.09 | area_land_km2 = 3.07 | area_water_km2 = 0.02 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.19 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.18 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.01

| 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|1563697|Dane|2026-02-24}}</ref> | elevation_m = 343 | elevation_ft = 1125 | coordinates = {{coord|43|14|35|N|89|31|51|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = [[Area code 608|608]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 55-18725<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 = 1583047<ref name="GR3-u" /> | website = {{URL|https://www.villageofdane.gov/}} | footnotes = | name = }}

'''Dane''' is a village in [[Dane County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,117 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Located in the [[Dane (town), Wisconsin|Town of Dane]], the village is part of the [[Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area]].

==History== A post office called Dane was first established in 1844.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Dane&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title= County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=March 1, 2015}}</ref> The village was named for [[Nathan Dane]], author of the [[Northwest Ordinance]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Company|first=Chicago and North Western Railway|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA62|year=1908|page=62}}</ref> The village was incorporated in April 1899.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Dane to mark 100th anniversary|last=Baumann|first=Roberta|date=July 29, 1999|work=The Waunakee Tribune}}</ref> The community's St. Michael Catholic Church was struck by lightning and burned down in 1974, but has since been rebuilt.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

The primary road is the community is [[Wisconsin Highway 113]], which is the village's Main Street running in an east–west direction. The highway heads north to [[Lodi, Wisconsin|Lodi]] and south to [[Waunakee, Wisconsin|Waunakee]].

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1880= 125 |1900= 280 |1910= 296 |1920= 316 |1930= 280 |1940= 301 |1950= 305 |1960= 394 |1970= 486 |1980= 518 |1990= 621 |2000= 799 |2010= 995 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research/evaluation-estimates/2020-evaluation-estimates/2010s-counties-total.html/|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2020|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> |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=1117}} [[File:DaneWisconsin1WIS113.jpg|thumb|right|Dane on [[Wisconsin Highway 113]]]] [[File:DaneWisconsinPostOffice.jpg|thumb|right|Post office]] [[File:DaneWisconsinSignWIS113.jpg|thumb|right|Welcome sign]]

===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, there were 995 people, 363 households, and 266 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|880.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 373 housing units at an average density of {{convert|330.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.3% of the population.

There were 363 households, of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.7% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.14.

The median age in the village was 32.5 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.8% male and 47.2% 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, there were 799 people, 279 households, and 205 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|705.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 288 housing units at an average density of {{convert|254.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.75% from two or more races. 1.88% of the population were [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race.

There were 279 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,667, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $26,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,533. About 3.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Infrastructure== ===Railroad=== [[Wisconsin and Southern]] railroad runs through town en route to [[Reedsburg, WI|Reedsburg]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://watcocompanies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WSOR1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818110117/https://watcocompanies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WSOR1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Murder of Alfred Kunz|Alfred Kunz]], Catholic priest at St. Michael's Catholic Church (1967–1998)

==References== <references />

==External links== * [https://www.villageofdane.gov/ Village of Dane, Wisconsin]

[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]] [[Category:Villages in Dane County, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Madison metropolitan area]]