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Mauston, Wisconsin
Mauston Library
Location of Mauston, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°47′49″N 90°4′39″W / 43.79694, -90.0775
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Juneau
Area
- Total	4.1 sq mi (10.6 km²)
- Land	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
- Water	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
Elevation GR3	883 ft (269 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,740
- Density	1,022.6/sq mi (394.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-50025GR2
GNIS feature ID	1569135GR3

Mauston from Wisconsin Highways 58 / 82

Ten-sided barn near Mauston

Mauston is a city in and the county seat of Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.^GR6 The population was 3,740 at the 2000 census.

Mauston was founded by Milton M. Maughs. The town was originally named Maughs Town after Maughs. The town's beginning was based on the lumber industry of early Wisconsin. The history of Mauston is currently preserved in the Boorman House on Union Street.^[1][2]

• Orland Steen Loomis, Governor-elect of Wisconsin.
• Kelly Bires, NASCAR driver, also won the state wrestling championship in Wisconsin.

Mauston is located at 43°47′49″N, 90°4′39″W (43.797074, -90.077595)^GR1. It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 883 feet.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (10.73%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,740 people, 1,585 households, and 963 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,022.6 people per square mile (394.5/km²). There were 1,729 housing units at an average density of 472.8/sq mi (182.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.28% White, 0.67% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.

There were 1,585 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,341, and the median income for a family was $42,866. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,589 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,640. About 8.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

• Chamber of Commerce
• Mauston / Hatch Public Library

• Mauston, Wisconsin is at coordinates 43°47′50″N 90°04′39″W / 43.797074, -90.077595Coordinates: 43°47′50″N 90°04′39″W / 43.797074, -90.077595

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County seat: Mauston
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