Lyndon Station, Wisconsin | |
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Village | |
Looking north at Lyndon Station on US12 / WIS16
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Location of Lyndon Station in Juneau County, Wisconsin. |
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Coordinates: 43°42′42″N 89°53′52″W / 43.71167°N 89.89778°WCoordinates: 43°42′42″N 89°53′52″W / 43.71167°N 89.89778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Juneau |
Government | |
• Village President | Larry A. Whaley Jr. |
Area | |
• Total | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
• Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 500 |
• Estimate (2016) | 479 |
• Density | 251.3/sq mi (97.0/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 608 |
FIPS code | 55-46600 |
GNIS feature ID | 1568844 |
Lyndon Station is a village in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 500 at the 2010 census.
Lyndon Station is located at 43°42′42″N 89°53′52″W / 43.71167°N 89.89778°W (43.711725, -89.897805).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.99 square miles (5.15 km2), all of it land.
Lyndon Station is served by two religious institutions. St. Bridget's was established in 1851 by early Irish settlers in the area. The name was changed to St. Mary's in 1877, and the present edifice was built in 1899. It is one of the oldest parishes in the Diocese of La Crosse and because of this it is historically referred to as the Mother Church of the Dells Area. In 1877 the parish established a Parochial school which closed in 1968 due to the difficulty of finding Sisters to staff it.
A small Lutheran congregation, St. Luke's, has existed since about 1890. The church was built in 1897 and remains in use today.
As of the census of 2010, there were 500 people, 220 households, and 137 families residing in the village. The population density was 251.3 inhabitants per square mile (97.0/km2). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 124.1 per square mile (47.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.