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The city is named after the nearby Dells of the Wisconsin River, a spectacular glacially-formed gorge that features striking sandstone rock formations along the banks of the Wisconsin River, viewable via boat tours that run spring, summer, and fall.
Other attractions in "the Dells" include waterparks (such as the popular Noah's Ark , the nation's largest), mini golf, go-karts, water sports, horseback riding, the Tommy Bartlett Thrill Show, and many other places of interest. Accommodations range from economical motelThe word motel originates from the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, first built in 1925 by Arthur Heinman. Entering dictionaries after World War II, the motel (aka the motor hotel) referred initially to a single building of connected rooms whose doors face as to RV park s to extravagant resortA resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. A resort can commonly refer to two specific but similar places: Towns in which tourism or vacationing is a major part of the local activity but are usually not run by a single company (for example Aspen,s.
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 11.4 km˛ (4.4 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 10.7 km˛ (4.2 mi˛) of it is land and 0.6 km˛ (0.2 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 5.68% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 2,418 people, 1,019 households, and 609 families residing in the city. The population density is 225.0/km˛ (583.1/mi˛). There are 1,178 housing units at an average density of 109.6/km˛ (284.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 97.56% White, 0.37% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 1.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,019 households out of which 26.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% are married couples living together, 10.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% are non-families. 34.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 2.93.
In the city the population is spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $35,699, and the median income for a family is $46,304. Males have a median income of $29,830 versus $22,553 for females. The per capita income for the city is $23,447. 7.5% of the population and 4.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.7% of those under the age of 18 and 3.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.