Boaz, Wisconsin | |
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Village | |
Location of Boaz, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates: 43°19′51″N 90°31′38″W / 43.33083°N 90.52722°WCoordinates: 43°19′51″N 90°31′38″W / 43.33083°N 90.52722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Richland |
Area | |
• Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
• Land | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 156 |
• Estimate (2012) | 154 |
• Density | 433.3/sq mi (167.3/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 608 |
FIPS code | 55-08600 |
GNIS feature ID | 1561987 |
Boaz is a village in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 156 at the 2010 census.
Boaz is located at 43°19′51″N 90°31′38″W / 43.33083°N 90.52722°W (43.330793, -90.527280).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2), all of it land.
Boaz was the boyhood home of Richard M. Brewer, the first leader of the Regulators in the Lincoln County (New Mexico) War. A skeleton of a mastodon, the Boaz mastodon, was found in 1897, near Boaz.
As of the census of 2010, there were 156 people, 67 households, and 40 families residing in the village. The population density was 433.3 inhabitants per square mile (167.3/km2). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 188.9 per square mile (72.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White and 1.3% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.