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Country
  
United States

County
  
Lafayette

First platting
  
1846

Elevation
  
299 m

Zip code
  
53586

Local time
  
Sunday 6:58 AM

State
  
Wisconsin

First settled
  
1827

Founded by
  
Jesse Shull

Area
  
2.87 km²

Population
  
1,215 (2013)

Area code
  
608

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 82% Humidity

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Shullsburg is a city in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,226 at the 2010 census. The city is located within the Town of Shullsburg.

Contents

Map of Shullsburg, WI 53586, USA

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2), all of it land.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,226 people, 534 households, and 324 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,106 people per square mile. There were 549 housing units at an average density of 499 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.2% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races.

There were 534 households of which 60.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.3 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

Notable people

  • Shullsburg was the boyhood home of Lou Blonger, the "Bunco King" of Denver, Colorado. Blonger lived in Shullsburg from 1853, when he was four, until 1864, when he enlisted in the Union Army as a fifer.
  • Shullsburg was the birthplace of George Safford Parker, founder of Parker Pen Company.
  • U.S. Representative Henry S. Magoon practiced law in Shullsburg.
  • U.S. Senator from Missouri William Warner was born in Shullsburg.
  • Wisconsin State Assemblyman Joseph E. Tregoning was born in Shullsburg.
  • Actor Howard Kyle (née Vandergrift) was born in Shullsburg. Father was the first commander of the Shullsburg Light Guard
  • Baseball player Johnny Gerlach was born in Shullsburg.
  • Wisconsin State Senator James Earnest lived in Shullsburg.
  • Wisconsin State Assemblyman James H. Knowlton lived in Shullsburg.
  • Wisconsin State Senator Philemon Simpson lived in Shullsburg.
  • Wisconsin State Assemblyman Calvert Spensley lived in Shullsburg.
  • Wisconsin State Assemblyman John K. Williams lived in Shullsburg.
  • Wisconsin State Assemblyman James W. Freeman lived in Shullsburg.
  • References

    Shullsburg, Wisconsin Wikipedia