Waldo, Wisconsin

Waldo, Wisconsin
Village
Location of Waldo, Wisconsin
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Sheboygan
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Land	0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation Template:GR	856 ft (261 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	450
• Density	529.5/sq mi (204.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	53083
FIPS code	55-83100Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1576152Template:GR

Waldo is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Onion River. The population was 450 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The village was originally established as Lyndon Station when the Milwaukee & Northern Railroad laid their tracks through in 1871. When it was discovered that there already was an existing Lyndon Station elsewhere in Wisconsin, it was decided to rename the village after O.H.Waldo, a prominent Milwaukee attorney and President of the railroad.

In 1923 the Post Office for the Onion River settlement (Established 1849), one mile east was closed and Onion River also became part of Waldo. The open area between has since been built up. The Waldo Cemetery in the northeast corner of the village is one of the oldest in the county, established in1854.

Geography

Waldo is located at 43°40′32″N 87°56′48″W (43.675585, -87.946636)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.41%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 450 people, 169 households, and 123 families residing in the village. The population density was 529.5 people per square mile (204.4/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 204.7/sq mi (79.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.56% White, 1.33% Asian, and 1.11% from two or more races.

There were 169 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,125, and the median income for a family was $50,909. Males had a median income of $35,089 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,618. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• George Pollard, American portrait painter was born in Waldo.

Images

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  Waldo Fire Department
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  Intersection of Wisconsin Highways 57 and 28.
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  Former high school
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  Post office