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Cottage Grove
Wisconsinvillage
Total population
8,513
Median home value
$449,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$139,313
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cottage Grove sits in Wisconsin, United States and is identified as a small village. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 8,513. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 43.092°, -89.205°. The administrative footprint covers about 12.1 km². Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,406 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. That works out to roughly 704 residents per square kilometre — a medium-density urban fabric. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Cottage Grove.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Cottage Grove, WI from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- East HighHigh · Madison · 1,649 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- LaFollette HighHigh · Madison · 1,482 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)Elementary · McFarland · 1,365 students · 23.1:1 ratio
- Sun Prairie East HighHigh · Sun Prairie · 1,274 students · 14:1 ratio
- Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)High · McFarland · 1,270 students · 21.5:1 ratio
- Monona Grove HighHigh · Monona · 1,083 students · 13:1 ratio
- McFarland HighHigh · McFarland · 777 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Glacial Drumlin SchoolMiddle · Cottage Grove · 768 students · 12.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here




People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Wisconsin
- Windsor11.3 mi away
- DeForest11.7 mi away
- Stoughton11.7 mi away
- Shorewood Hills12.2 mi away
- Fitchburg13.3 mi away · pop. 32,619
- Waunakee13.6 mi away
- Dane18.2 mi away
- Verona18.3 mi away
- Edgerton18.8 mi away · pop. 6,014
- Lake Koshkonong20.9 mi away
- Fort Atkinson21.6 mi away · pop. 12,463
- Johnson Creek21.9 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
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Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API