Arena, Wisconsin
Downtown Arena
Location of Arena, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°8′25″N 89°55′53″W / 43.14028, -89.93139
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Iowa
Area
- Total	79.5 sq mi (205.9 km²)
- Land	78.0 sq mi (202.1 km²)
- Water	1.5 sq mi (3.8 km²)
Elevation [1]	863 ft (263 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,444
- Density	18.5/sq mi (7.1/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-02575[2]
GNIS feature ID	1582708[1]

Water tower

Arena is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was 685 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Arena.

Geography

Arena is located at 43°9′57″N, 89°54′26″W (43.166108, -89.907305)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 685 people, 256 households, and 182 families residing in the village. The population density was 628.5 people per square mile (242.6/km²). There were 269 housing units at an average density of 246.8/sq mi (95.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.54% White, 1.31% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 256 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,870, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $31,953 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,765. None of the families and 3.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64.

Economy

Arena is the home of Lake Louie Brewing Company, LLC, owned by Tom and Deann Porter. Their beers, including Arena Premium (American Pale Ale), Kiss the Lips (India Pale Ale), Tommy's Porter, Brother Tim's Tripel, Coon Rock Cream Ale, and others are distributed to pubs and retailers locally in Arena and Spring Green and in the Madison area. The brewery is located on scenic Lake Louie, once a popular local skinny dipping venue, and now in the backyard of the Porter residence and brewery. The brewery completed another expansion in 2007, which added substantially to its fermentation capacity and cold storage space, and will allow it to meet a backlog of demand for the beers.

Arena prides itself as being the "Home of Co-Jack" with its famous cheese factory located on Highway 14.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Information about the Village of Arena, Wisconsin

• Arena, Wisconsin is at coordinates 43°09′58″N 89°54′26″W / 43.166108, -89.907305 (Arena, Wisconsin)Coordinates: 43°09′58″N 89°54′26″W / 43.166108, -89.907305 (Arena, Wisconsin)

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