Dellwood, Adams County, Wisconsin

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

Dellwood, Wisconsin

Census-designated place

Location in Adams County and the state of Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°59′03″N 89°56′19″W﻿ / ﻿43.98417°N 89.93861°W﻿ / 43.98417; -89.93861
Country| United States
State| Wisconsin
County| Adams
Town| Strongs Prairie
Area

• Total

| 5.364 sq mi (13.89 km2)
• Land| 5.236 sq mi (13.56 km2)
• Water| 0.128 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation

| 912 ft (278 m)
Population

(2020 census)[1]

• Total

| 579
• Density| 110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

53927

Area code| 608
GNIS feature ID| 1563891[2]

Dellwood (also known as Delwood[3]) is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Dellwood is west of Friendship, in the town of Strongs Prairie. As of the 2020 census, its population was 579, up from 563 at the 2010 census.[4]

In the 1920s, a Chicago builder named Simon P. Linehan developed the area as a summer resort called “The Dellwood”. Through his development company, Linehan purchased about 3,000 acres along the Wisconsin River two miles south of what was then the unincorporated village of Holmsville. Holmsville residents soon changed its name to Dellwood.[5]

## Demographics

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As of the American Community Survey 5-year data in 2019, Dellwood had 525 people and 286 households. The racial makeup of the town was 99.4% White and 0.6% Native American.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 14% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 11.4% from 25 to 44, 31% from 45 to 64, and 41% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62.2 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,500, and the per capita income was $27,922. 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 65% of those under age 18 and 4% of those age 65 or over.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Dellwood CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dellwood, Adams County, Wisconsin
3. ^ "Dellwood Census-Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
5. ^ "Dellwood Now and Then | Adams County Historical Society". Designed by Contexture International |. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
6. ^ "Dellwood, WI". Census Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

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Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Friendship

Cities|

* Adams
* Wisconsin Dells‡

Village|

* Friendship

Towns|

* Adams
* Big Flats
* Colburn
* Dell Prairie
* Easton
* Jackson
* Leola
* Lincoln
* Monroe
* New Chester
* New Haven
* Preston
* Quincy
* Richfield
* Rome
* Springsville
* Strongs Prairie

CDPs|

* Arkdale
* Dellwood
* Easton
* Grand Marsh
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lake Camelot
* Lake Sherwood

Unincorporated
communities|

* Big Flats
* Big Spring
* Brookside
* Brooks
* Cottonville
* Davis Corners
* Monroe Center
* New Rome
* Plainville
* Rome
* Strongs Prairie
* White Creek

Ghost towns|

* Adams Center
* Dell Prairie
* Fordham
* New Chester
* Pilot Knob
* Quincy
* Roche a Cri
* Springbluff

Indian
reservation|

* Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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