Baraboo, Wisconsin
| City of Baraboo | |
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| Coordinates: 43°28′5″N 89°44′30″W / 43.46806°N 89.74167°WCoordinates: 43°28′5″N 89°44′30″W / 43.46806°N 89.74167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Sauk |
| Incorporated | 1882 |
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| • Type | Mayor – Council |
| • Mayor | Mike Palm |
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| • City | 7.47 sq mi (19.35 km2) |
| • Land | 7.39 sq mi (19.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.080 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 12,048 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 12,046 |
| • Density | 1,630.3/sq mi (629.5/km2) |
| • Metro | 55,225 |
| Time zone | Central (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| ZIP Code | 53913 |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582749 |
| Website | www |
Baraboo is a city in and the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The largest city in the county, Baraboo is the principal city of the Baraboo Micropolitan Statistical Area. Its 2010 population was 12,048. It is situated on the Baraboo River.
Baraboo is home to the Circus World Museum, the former headquarters and winter home of the Ringling Brothers circus. The Al. Ringling Theatre is an active landmark in the city. Baraboo is also near Devil's Lake State Park, the International Crane Foundation, and Aldo Leopold's Shack and Farm.
The area around Baraboo was first settled by Abe Wood in 1838, and was originally known as the village of Adams. In 1846 it became the county seat of Sauk County after a fierce fight with the nearby village of Reedsburg. In 1852, the village was renamed "Baraboo", after the nearby river. It was incorporated as a city in 1882.
Baraboo was the site of several sawmills early in its history because of its location near the Baraboo and Wisconsin Rivers.
The city was the home of the Ringling Brothers. From 1884 to 1917 it was the headquarters of their circus and several others, leading to the nickname "Circus City". Today Circus World Museum is located in Baraboo. A living history museum, it has a collection of circus wagons and other circus artifacts. It also has the largest library of circus information in the United States. The museum previously hosted the Great Circus Parade, which carried circus wagons and performers through the streets of Baraboo, across the state by train, and then through downtown Milwaukee.
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