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Reeseville is a village in Dodge County,
Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
, United States. The population was 763 at the 2020 census.


History

Reeseville was named after an early settler, Samuel Reese, by his son Adam Reese who surveyed and platted the area. Samuel Reese settled here in 1845.


Geography

Reeseville is located at (43.305452, -88.843847). According to the
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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 708 people, 288 households, and 181 families living in the village. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 322 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.3%
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, 0.7%
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, 1.0% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population. There were 288 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were
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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the village was 37.2 years. 26% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.


2000 census

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 703 people, 287 households, and 185 families living in the village. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was 1,158.8 people per square mile (445.0/km2). There were 315 housing units at an average density of 519.2 per square mile (199.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.86%
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, 0.14%
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, 0.43%
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, and 0.57% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. There were 287 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were
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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.06. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $37,120, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $22,000 for females. The
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for the village was $16,036. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the
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, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.


Industry

J&R Plasticraft Corporation was located in Reeseville in the mid- to late 1950s. J&R Plasticraft is best known today for the line of Glass-Jet
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runabout boats manufactured in this time period. The Glass-Jet boats featured the distinctive automotive styling of the era, including tail fins and two-tone color schemes. Boat manufacturing was later taken up by a subsequent firm, Quality Plastics, Inc., also of Reeseville, and a product line of boat models were marketed as "Quality Glass" Boats. This firm ceased operations after 1960.


In popular culture

The 2003 fil
Reeseville
starring
Majandra Delfino Maria Alejandra Delfino ( ), known professionally as Majandra Delfino, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Maria DeLuca on ''Roswell (TV series), Roswell'', and as Andi on the CBS sitcom ''Friends with Better Li ...
, Brad Hunt,
Angela Featherstone Angela Featherstone (born 3 April 1965) is a Canadian actress, writer, director, and advocate for children in foster care. She was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. Career Modeling Within a year of emancipating herself from foster ca ...
,
Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, and the Joker (character), Joker in various animated DC Comics projects, starting with ''Batm ...
, and
Cotter Smith Joseph Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life He was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Madeline (née Cotter) and John Lewis Smith, Jr., who was a federal judge. He graduated from the ...
was based and filmed in Reeseville.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327594/locations


References


External links


Village of Reeseville, Wisconsin website
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