Windsor, Wisconsin

{{Redirect|Lake Windsor, Wisconsin|the lake|List of lakes of Wisconsin}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Windsor, Wisconsin | settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Village|Village]] | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Windsor Tower - panoramio.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Windsor water tower

| 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 = Bob Wipperfurth | leader_title1 = Municipal Judge | leader_name1 = Jason Hanson | 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 = 71.67 | area_land_km2 = 71.39 | area_water_km2 = 0.28 | area_total_sq_mi = 27.67 | area_land_sq_mi = 27.56 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.11

| 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|1576858|Windsor|2026-02-24}}</ref> | elevation_m = 315 | elevation_ft = 1033 | coordinates = {{coord|43|13|51|N|89|19|57|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = [[Area code 608|353/608]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 55-87750<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 = 1584454<ref name="GR3-u" /> | website = {{URL|http://www.windsorwi.gov/}} | footnotes = }}

'''Windsor''' is a village in [[Dane County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 8,754 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Madison metropolitan area]]. The unincorporated communities of Lake Windsor, [[Morrisonville, Wisconsin|Morrisonville]], and [[Token Creek, Wisconsin|Token Creek]] are located within the village.

==History== While visited in the late 1830s, the first settler to the town was William Lawrence, who came from the state of [[Vermont]] in 1841. He later served in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. James Morrison settled in the town in 1843 at what is now [[Morrisonville, Wisconsin|Morrisonville]].<ref>[http://www.deforesthistory.org/early_history.htm DeForest Area Historical Society-Early History of the Area]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Windsor voted to incorporate as a village on November 3, 2015; prior to its incorporation, it was a [[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town|town]], and a portion of the town was a [[census-designated place]].<ref>Village of Windsor. [http://www.windsorwi.gov/index.asp?SEC=E95CC075-449B-4F10-B64B-E0FCBA842EA4&Type=B_BASIC Incorporation]</ref>

==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|30.8|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|30.7|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|mi2|km2}} (0.32%) is water. A portion of the former town was part of a disputed annexation by the [[DeForest, Wisconsin|Village of DeForest]]. In July 2004, the village and town reached a settlement in which part of the disputed area would be annexed by the village and part would remain with the town. In addition, the town and village agreed to exchange other, less populated land.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |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, 2016}}</ref> |2020=8754 | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Windsor had a population of 8,754. The median age was 37.7 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.3 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A87725&in=state%3A55|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A87725&in=state%3A55|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

75.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 24.8% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A87725&in=state%3A55|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 3,241 households in Windsor, of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.1% were married-couple households, 11.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 3,345 housing units, of which 3.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.8%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | [[White Americans|White]] || 7,737 || 88.4% |- | [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 186 || 2.1% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 21 || 0.2% |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 215 || 2.5% |- | [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 6 || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 137 || 1.6% |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 452 || 5.2% |- | ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 358 || 4.1% |}

===2010 census=== The population of the Windsor [[census-designated place]] was 3,573 at the 2010 census.<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 20, 2011}}</ref>

===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2"/> of 2000, there were 2,533 people, 945 households, and 746 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|308.5|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 978 housing units at an average density of {{convert|119.1|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 945 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.95.

The CDP age distribution was 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,958, and the median income for a family was $69,150. Males had a median income of $41,232 versus $27,863 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $31,529. None of the families and 1.0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. ==Education== There are two public schools in Windsor. Windsor Elementary School serves grades K-4. Harvest Intermediate School serves grades 5 and 6. Windsor is served by [[DeForest Area School District]], which operates several additional schools in nearby DeForest.

==Notable residents== *[[Clara Bewick Colby]], writer *[[Michael Johnson (Wisconsin politician)|Michael Johnson]], state representative *[[Clement Warner]], farmer, colonel in the [[36th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment]] and later a state legislator

==References== <references /> {{Commons category|Windsor, Wisconsin}}

==External links== * [http://www.windsorwi.gov/ Village of Windsor] {{Madison}} {{Dane County, Wisconsin}}

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