Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin
| Mount Horeb, Wisconsin | |
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| Village | |
Mt. Horeb Opera Block on Main Street.
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 Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin. |
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| Coordinates: 43°0′23″N 89°44′3″W / 43.00639°N 89.73417°WCoordinates: 43°0′23″N 89°44′3″W / 43.00639°N 89.73417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2) |
| • Land | 3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,243 ft (379 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,009 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 7,294 |
| • Density | 2,156.6/sq mi (832.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-54725 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1569817 |
| Website | mounthorebwi |
Mount Horeb is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,009 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Mount Horeb has been in operation since 1861. The village was named after Mount Horeb, the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments, according to the Hebrew Bible.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.25 square miles (8.42 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,011 people, 2,696 households, and 1,878 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,156.6 inhabitants per square mile (832.7/km2). There were 2,826 housing units at an average density of 869.5 per square mile (335.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 2,696 households of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.3% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.
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