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Village

Location of Stoddard in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Vernon
Area
• Total	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km²)
• Land	0.64 sq mi (1.65 km²)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km²)
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	840
• Density	1,302.98/sq mi (502.72/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54658
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-77550
GNIS feature ID	1574912

Stoddard (/ˈstɒdərd/ STOD-ərd) is a village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 840 at the 2020 census.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Education
Transportation
Notable people
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History

Stoddard was founded as a farming community. It is notable as one of the few communities along the Mississippi River that was never a trading post or a riverboat stop. The river was originally one mile west of Stoddard, but when Lock and Dam No. 8 was built in 1937, the ensuing lake flooded the lowlands, literally bringing the river to the town.

Geography

Stoddard is located at 43°39′46″N 91°13′11″W / 43.66278°N 91.21972°W / 43.66278; -91.21972 (43.662889, -91.219745).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km²), of which, 0.69 square miles (1.79 km²) of it is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km²) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	343	—
1920	305	−11.1%
1930	316	3.6%
1940	368	16.5%
1950	459	24.7%
1960	552	20.3%
1970	750	35.9%
1980	762	1.6%
1990	775	1.7%
2000	815	5.2%
2010	774	−5.0%
2020	840	8.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 774 people, 335 households, and 221 families living in the village. The population density was 1,121.7 inhabitants per square mile (433.1/km²). There were 388 housing units at an average density of 562.3 per square mile (217.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 335 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.0% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the village was 40.6 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

Education

The De Soto Area Schools serve Stoddard.[1]

St. Matthew's Lutheran School is a grade school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Stoddard. Families from the church as well as from throughout the community attend. The school has four teachers, two pastors and four classrooms. St. Matthew's Preschool Program is available for children ages 3 and 4. The rest of the school serves grades K-8. Enrollment was 42 students as of 2019. St. Matthew's Panther Sports Camp began in 2017 and serves families from the church and the larger community each June.