Beaver Dam

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Beaver Dam

Total population

16,565

Median home value

$201,900

25.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$66,673

Beaver Dam$67k

National$74k

Founded

1852

Elevation268 m

Land area21.17 km²

Coordinates43.47°, -88.83°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,708 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city primarily located in Dodge County. It is the principal city of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical area which is included in the larger Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine CSA. The city is adjacent to the Town of Beaver Dam.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Bobby Hatfield

American singer (1940–2003)

Michael E. Burke

American politician (1863-1918)

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David Maley

American ice hockey player

Robert Kastenmeier

American politician (1924–2015)

Delia Akeley

American explorer

Andre Jacque

American politician

B

Bill Rentmeester

player of American football

Eric Baldwin

American poker player

Eric Oemig

American politician

Jason Maas

American football player

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Lois Ehlert

American illustrator and children's writer (1934-2021)

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Lyman Linde

American baseball player

Nick Sirota

American ice hockey player

P

Parry Moon

American electrical engineer (1898-1988)

Pink Hawley

American baseball player (1872–1938)

M

Mark Born

American politician in Wisconsin (born 1976)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wisconsin

• Burnett
  6.7 mi away
• Juneau
  7.8 mi away
• Randolph
  9.9 mi away
• Reeseville
  11.2 mi away
• Kekoskee
  12.6 mi away
• Hustisford
  14.3 mi away
• Friesland
  14.4 mi away
• Mayville
  14.4 mi away
• Cambria
  14.9 mi away
• Iron Ridge
  15.8 mi away
• Lebanon
  17.6 mi away
• Theresa
  19.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Beaver Dam

Sunsets of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Lina Trivedi · 2016

J. Ph. Binzel Co

Phone Number List | Databases List · 1918

Beaver Dam, 1841-1941

Roger Noll · 2003

Beaver Dam in Vintage Postcards (WI)

Roger Noll · 2005

A closer look at Beaver Dam

Jean Goodwin Messinger · 1981

A nonpoint source control plan for the Beaver Dam River Priority Watershed Project

Carolyn Rumery Betz · 1994

Repercussions of a report

Beaver Dam (Wis.). Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women · 1966

Can you canoe a canoe?

Leon Anderson · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Seen 2026-09-21

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-09-21

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

Seen 2026-09-21

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Seen 2026-09-21

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-21

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Seen 2026-09-21

Short's aster

Symphyotrichum shortii

Seen 2026-09-21

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-21

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).