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The city is noted for its marsh. The local high school has a mascot of a "marshman." The Marshmen currently hold the "Marsh Bowl", a traveling high school football trophy between the Mayville Cardinals and themselves. A common motto found in town is "Horicon- indian by name, marsh by fame." |
The city is noted for its marsh. The local high school has a mascot of a "marshman." The Marshmen currently hold the "Marsh Bowl", a traveling high school football trophy between the Mayville Cardinals and themselves. A common motto found in town is "Horicon- indian by name, marsh by fame." |
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==Tallman family on Unsolved Mysteries== |
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Allen and Debbie Tallman in Horicon claim that the house they and their 3 children were living in was haunted by ghosts that they believe came from a bunk bed they recently purchased. After weeks of paranormal activity they left in the middle of the night and moved in with relatives. [[Unsolved Mysteries]] aired their story from 1987 a few years later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ujQZL_SuM&mode=related&search= Local Pastor Wayne Dobratz of St. Stephen Lutheran Church was interviewed by the show and believed the Tallman's story. |
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Revision as of 02:40, 25 June 2007
Horicon is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. Horicon is home of the John Deere Horicon Works where they produce lawn and garden tractors, golf and turf reel mowers, and utility vehicles. The population was 3,775 at the 2000 census. The local newspaper is The Horicon Reporter and is published weekly.
Horicon Bank was founded on September 7, 1896. Daniel Van Brunt, the inventor of the grain-drill and founder of what became John Deere Horicon Works was the bank president, which was then known as Horicon State Bank. Horicon Bank is now in nine locations including Horicon: Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, Ripon, West Bend, Appleton, Iron Ridge, Neosho, and Burnett. The main Horicon Bank building was designed in 1915 by Herman Buemming, a pupil of Stanford White's. Its geothermal branch building in Fond du Lac includes a coffee house, the Blue Goose, which is run by the bank and sells coffee from Alterra Coffee Roasters. The Fond du Lac branch was featured on the front page of the Milwaukee Journal Business section on January 22, 2007.
Geography
Horicon is located at 43°26′54″N 88°37′57″W / 43.44833°N 88.63250°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (43.448292, -88.632389)Template:GR. The city of Horicon is located at the southern most tip of the Horicon Marsh. Tourists flock to the area every year to see the migration of the Canadian Geese.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²). 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.18%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 3,775 people, 1,474 households, and 1,037 families residing in the city. The population density is 435.1/km² (1,126.8/mi²). There are 1,584 housing units at an average density of 182.6/km² (472.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.59% White, 0.40% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 2.09% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,474 households out of which 34.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% are married couples living together, 7.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% are non-families. 25.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.06.
In the city the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $50,577, and the median income for a family is $58,393. Males have a median income of $38,008 versus $26,278 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,690. 2.1% of the population and 0.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 1.6% of those under the age of 18 and 0.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
The city is noted for its marsh. The local high school has a mascot of a "marshman." The Marshmen currently hold the "Marsh Bowl", a traveling high school football trophy between the Mayville Cardinals and themselves. A common motto found in town is "Horicon- indian by name, marsh by fame."
Tallman family on Unsolved Mysteries
Allen and Debbie Tallman in Horicon claim that the house they and their 3 children were living in was haunted by ghosts that they believe came from a bunk bed they recently purchased. After weeks of paranormal activity they left in the middle of the night and moved in with relatives. Unsolved Mysteries aired their story from 1987 a few years later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ujQZL_SuM&mode=related&search= Local Pastor Wayne Dobratz of St. Stephen Lutheran Church was interviewed by the show and believed the Tallman's story.