Baraboo, Wisconsin

Baraboo is a city located in Sauk County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,711. The city is located mostly within the Town of Baraboo.

Related Topics:
Sauk County, Wisconsin - 2000 - Town of Baraboo

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Baraboo is home to Circus World Museum, the former headquarters of the Ringling Brothers circus and now the largest library of circus information in the US.

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The Al Ringling Theater is an active landmark of the city's rich cultural history.

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Baraboo is also home to the International Crane Foundation, the world's foremost organization dedicated to the study and conservation of the world's 15 species of crane .

Related Topics:
International Crane Foundation - Crane

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Together with surrounding communities (including West Baraboo and the Town of Baraboo), the Baraboo micropolitan area was, according to the 2000 census, home to about 15,000 people. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Baraboo Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Sauk County (2000 population: 55,225). The Baraboo mSA is just northwest of the Madison metropolitan area, with which it forms the Census Bureau's Baraboo-Madison Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Related Topics:
West Baraboo - Town of Baraboo - Micropolitan - United States Census Bureau - Micropolitan Statistical Area - Madison - Metropolitan area - Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area

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