Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Shullsburg
City
Townsend Center in downtown Shullsburg
Shullsburg Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°34′26″N 90°13′55″W / 42.57389°N 90.23194°WCoordinates: 42°34′26″N 90°13′55″W / 42.57389°N 90.23194°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Lafayette
First settled	1827
First platting	1846
Founded by	Jesse Shull
Area[1]
• Total	1.11 sq mi (2.87 km^2)
• Land	1.11 sq mi (2.87 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	980 ft (300 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	1,226
• Estimate (2012[3])	1,220
• Density	1,104.5/sq mi (426.4/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	53586
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-73825
GNIS feature ID	1574081
Website	City of Shullsburg

Shullsburg is a city in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,226 at the 2010 census. The city is located within the Town of Shullsburg.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.11 square miles (2.87 km²), all of it land.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	1,168		—
1890	1,393		19.3%
1900	1,250		−10.3%
1910	1,068		−14.6%
1920	1,158		8.4%
1930	1,041		−10.1%
1940	1,197		15.0%
1950	1,306		9.1%
1960	1,324		1.4%
1970	1,376		3.9%
1980	1,484		7.8%
1990	1,236		−16.7%
2000	1,246		0.8%
2010	1,226		−1.6%
Est. 2015	1,210	[4]	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

2010 census

As of the census^[6] of 2010, there were 1,226 people, 534 households, and 324 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,106 people per square mile. There were 549 housing units at an average density of 499 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.2% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races.^[7][8][9]

There were 534 households of which 60.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.96.^[9]

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.3 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.^[10]

Notable people

• Shullsburg was the boyhood home of Lou Blonger, the "Bunco King" of Denver, Colorado. Blonger lived in Shullsburg from 1853, when he was four, until 1864, when he enlisted in the Union Army as a fifer.^[11]
• Shullsburg was the birthplace of George Safford Parker, founder of Parker Pen Company.^[12]
• U.S. Representative Henry S. Magoon practiced law in Shullsburg.^[13]
• U.S. Senator from Missouri William Warner was born in Shullsburg.^[14]
• Wisconsin State Assemblyman Joseph E. Tregoning was born in Shullsburg.^[15]
• Actor Howard Kyle (née Vandergrift) was born in Shullsburg. Father was the first commander of the Shullsburg Light Guard^[16]
• Baseball player Johnny Gerlach was born in Shullsburg.
• Wisconsin State Senator James Earnest lived in Shullsburg.^[17]
• Wisconsin State Assemblyman James H. Knowlton lived in Shullsburg.^[18]
• Wisconsin State Senator Philemon Simpson lived in Shullsburg.^[19]
• Wisconsin State Assemblyman Calvert Spensley lived in Shullsburg.^[20]
• Wisconsin State Assemblyman John K. Williams lived in Shullsburg.^[21]
• Wisconsin State Assemblyman James W. Freeman lived in Shullsburg.^[22]

• 
  Marcasite from Shullsburg
• 
  Calcite from the Blackstone Mine,^[23] Shulsburg

See also

• Henry Gratiot

References

1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
3. "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
4. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
7. "Shullsburg, Wisconsin". City-Data.com. City-Data. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
8. "American FactFinder". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
9. "American FactFinder". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
10. "American FactFinder". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
11. Lou Blonger's military pension file, filed 1887-11-05, retrieved 2009-07-10.
12. "Dictionary of Wisconsin History - Wisconsin Historical Society".
13. Henry S. Magoon's page on the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved 2009-09-10
14. "WARNER, William - Biographical Information".
15. "404 Error: File Not Found - Wisconsin Historical Society".
16. Howard Kyle Dies, Veteran of the Stage. The New York Times, December 2, 1950, p. 13
17. "404 Error: File Not Found - Wisconsin Historical Society".
18. "404 Error: File Not Found - Wisconsin Historical Society".
19. 'Report of the Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' vol. 3, Wisconsin State Bar Association: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Philemon B. Simpson, pg. 538-361
20. "The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin for ...". 1 January 1893 – via Google Books.
21. 'Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin' volume 9, Lyman Copeland Draper, Wisconsin historical Society: 1909, Wisconsin Necrology-1880, pg. 447
22. 'Wisconsin blue Book 1895,' Biographical Sketch of James W. Frreman, pg. 683
23. http://www.mindat.org/loc-8727.html

External links

• City of Shullsburg, Wisconsin
• Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1894 1900 1908 1915