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Beaver Dam is located within Dane County, Wisconsin.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam is primarily located within Dodge County, Wisconsin, not Dane County.
Beaver Dam's climate is classified as a cold semi-arid climate.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam's climate is classified as a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb), not cold semi-arid.
The average annual snowfall in Beaver Dam is approximately 36 inches.
Answer: False
The average annual snowfall in Beaver Dam is approximately 63.5 inches, not 36 inches.
Water covers less than 5% of Beaver Dam's total area.
Answer: False
Water constitutes approximately 16.89% of Beaver Dam's total area, which is significantly more than 5%.
Beaver Dam's elevation is approximately 879 meters above sea level.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam's elevation is approximately 879 feet (268 meters) above sea level. The statement incorrectly specifies meters for the 879 value.
Beaver Dam is located at coordinates approximately 43°N latitude and 88°W longitude.
Answer: True
Beaver Dam's geographic coordinates are approximately 43°27′35″N 88°50′9″W, aligning with 43°N and 88°W.
Beaver Dam is situated in an area known for its lack of glacial landforms.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam is situated within one of the world's largest drumlin fields, indicating a significant presence of glacial landforms.
The average annual precipitation in Beaver Dam is less than 30 inches.
Answer: False
The average annual precipitation in Beaver Dam is approximately 36.27 inches, which is more than 30 inches.
The record high temperature in Beaver Dam reached 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Answer: False
The record high temperature recorded in Beaver Dam was 102 degrees Fahrenheit, not 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
The lowest recorded temperature in Beaver Dam occurred during the summer months.
Answer: False
The lowest recorded temperature in Beaver Dam (-36 degrees Fahrenheit) occurred in January, during the winter months, not summer.
The average daily temperature in Beaver Dam during January is below freezing.
Answer: True
The average daily temperature in Beaver Dam during January is approximately 16.8°F (-8.4°C), which is below the freezing point of 32°F (0°C).
Beaver Dam receives an average of less than 5 inches of snowfall in December.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam receives an average of 8.8 inches of snowfall in December, which is more than 5 inches.
In which county is Beaver Dam, Wisconsin primarily located?
Answer: Dodge County
Beaver Dam is primarily situated within Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Under the Köppen climate classification system, Beaver Dam's climate is categorized as:
Answer: Dfb (Warm-summer humid continental)
Beaver Dam's climate is classified as Dfb, which corresponds to a warm-summer humid continental climate.
What was the record snowfall for a single winter season in Beaver Dam, as of the source data?
Answer: 119.7 inches
The snowiest winter on record for Beaver Dam occurred during the 2007-2008 season, with 119.7 inches of snow.
What percentage of Beaver Dam's total area is comprised of water?
Answer: Approximately 16.89%
Approximately 16.89% of Beaver Dam's total area is comprised of water.
What is the elevation of Beaver Dam above sea level?
Answer: 268 meters
The elevation of Beaver Dam is 879 feet, which is equivalent to 268 meters above sea level.
What are the precise geographic coordinates of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin?
Answer: 43°27′35″N 88°50′9″W
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin is located at approximately 43°27′35″N latitude and 88°50′9″W longitude.
Beaver Dam's geographical context is notable for its location within one of the world's most extensive fields of which specific glacial landform?
Answer: Drumlins
Beaver Dam is situated within one of the world's largest drumlin fields, a significant glacial landform.
What is the approximate average annual precipitation recorded for Beaver Dam?
Answer: 36.27 inches
The approximate average annual precipitation in Beaver Dam is 36.27 inches.
Beaver Dam was first settled in the early 1900s.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam was first settled in 1841, significantly earlier than the early 1900s.
The appellation 'Beaver Dam' derives from a historical dam constructed by beavers within a local stream.
Answer: True
The city's name originates from an old beaver dam located in a stream that flows into the Beaver Dam River.
Beaver Dam was officially incorporated as a city on March 18, 1856.
Answer: True
Beaver Dam was officially incorporated as a city on March 18, 1856.
During World War II, Beaver Dam served as a training ground for Allied soldiers.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam hosted a prisoner of war (POW) camp during World War II, rather than serving as a training ground for Allied soldiers.
The Chippewa name 'Okwaanim' refers to the Beaver Dam River itself.
Answer: False
The Chippewa name 'Okwaanim' translates to 'beaver dam', not specifically the river itself.
The Beaver Dam River flows through the city and is the source of its name.
Answer: True
The Beaver Dam River does flow through the city, and the city is named after an old beaver dam located in a stream that feeds into this river.
How did Beaver Dam acquire its name?
Answer: Named after the Beaver Dam River, which was named for an old beaver dam.
The city's name originates from an old beaver dam found in a stream that flows into the Beaver Dam River.
When was Beaver Dam officially incorporated as a city?
Answer: March 18, 1856
Beaver Dam was officially incorporated as a city on March 18, 1856.
What significant event related to World War II occurred in Beaver Dam during the summer of 1944?
Answer: It housed a temporary prisoner of war (POW) camp.
During the summer of 1944, Beaver Dam hosted a temporary prisoner of war (POW) camp known as Camp Beaver Dam.
The population of Beaver Dam exceeded 20,000 residents according to the 2020 census.
Answer: False
The 2020 census recorded the population of Beaver Dam at 16,708, which is below 20,000 residents.
According to the 2020 census, the majority of Beaver Dam's population identified as White.
Answer: True
The 2020 census data indicates that 85.0% of Beaver Dam's population identified as White.
The median household income in Beaver Dam was estimated to be over $70,000 between 2016-2020.
Answer: False
The estimated median household income for Beaver Dam between 2016-2020 was $55,551, which is below $70,000.
Over 15% of Beaver Dam's population lived below the poverty line according to 2016-2020 estimates.
Answer: False
According to 2016-2020 estimates, approximately 8.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, not over 15%.
Less than 10% of Beaver Dam's adult population held a bachelor's degree or higher based on 2016-2020 estimates.
Answer: False
Based on 2016-2020 estimates, 21.4% of Beaver Dam residents aged 25 and over held a bachelor's degree or higher, which is more than 10%.
Beaver Dam's population decreased between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam's population increased by 3.0% between the 2010 census (16,214) and the 2020 census (16,708).
In the 2010 census, the majority of Beaver Dam's population identified as Hispanic or Latino.
Answer: False
In the 2010 census, the majority of Beaver Dam's population identified as White (93.0%), with Hispanic or Latino individuals constituting 7.5%.
The median age of Beaver Dam residents was below 30 years in 2010.
Answer: False
The median age of Beaver Dam residents in 2010 was 37.7 years, which is not below 30 years.
In 2010, over 50% of households in Beaver Dam included children under 18.
Answer: False
In 2010, 30.6% of households in Beaver Dam included children under the age of 18, not over 50%.
The 2000 census showed Beaver Dam's population was nearly entirely White.
Answer: False
The 2000 census indicated 95.95% of Beaver Dam's population was White, which is a very high percentage but not 'nearly entirely' when considering other categories.
The average household size in Beaver Dam was approximately 3 people according to the 2000 census.
Answer: False
The average household size in Beaver Dam according to the 2000 census was 2.35 people, not approximately 3.
The population density of Beaver Dam in 2020 was over 2,000 inhabitants per square mile.
Answer: True
The population density of Beaver Dam in 2020 was 2,284.7 inhabitants per square mile, which is over 2,000.
According to the 2020 census, what was the approximate population of Beaver Dam?
Answer: 16,708
The 2020 United States Census recorded the population of Beaver Dam as 16,708.
Based on the 2020 census data, which group constituted the largest percentage of Beaver Dam's population?
Answer: White
According to the 2020 census data, White individuals constituted the largest percentage (85.0%) of Beaver Dam's population.
What was the estimated median household income in Beaver Dam for the 2016-2020 period?
Answer: $55,551
The estimated median household income in Beaver Dam for the 2016-2020 period was $55,551.
According to 2016-2020 estimates, what percentage of Beaver Dam's *families* lived below the poverty line?
Answer: 6.2%
Based on 2016-2020 estimates, 6.2% of families in Beaver Dam lived below the poverty line.
What proportion of Beaver Dam residents aged 25 and over had achieved a bachelor's degree or higher, based on 2016-2020 estimates?
Answer: 21.4%
According to 2016-2020 estimates, 21.4% of Beaver Dam residents aged 25 and over held a bachelor's degree or higher.
How much did Beaver Dam's population grow between the 2010 census and the 2020 census?
Answer: It grew by 3.0%
Beaver Dam's population grew by 3.0% between the 2010 census (16,214) and the 2020 census (16,708).
In the 2010 census, what was the predominant racial demographic in Beaver Dam?
Answer: White
In the 2010 census, the predominant racial demographic in Beaver Dam was White, comprising 93.0% of the population.
What was the median age of Beaver Dam residents recorded in the 2010 census?
Answer: 37.7 years
The median age for Beaver Dam residents recorded in the 2010 census was 37.7 years.
Beaver Dam High School is part of the Beaver Dam Unified School District.
Answer: True
Beaver Dam High School is indeed part of the Beaver Dam Unified School District.
Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam is a small clinic with fewer than 50 beds.
Answer: False
Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam is a hospital with 163 beds, not a small clinic with fewer than 50 beds.
Beaver Dam is projected to have a surplus of primary care physicians by 2035.
Answer: False
Projections indicate Beaver Dam may face a deficit, not a surplus, of primary care physicians by 2035.
Beaver Dam is the principal city of the Green Bay Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Answer: False
Beaver Dam is the principal city of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine Combined Statistical Area, not the Green Bay area.
The area code for Beaver Dam, Wisconsin is 414.
Answer: False
The area code for Beaver Dam, Wisconsin is 920, not 414.
Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam has fewer than 100 beds.
Answer: False
Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam is a hospital with 163 beds, which is more than 100.
Beaver Dam is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for primary care.
Answer: True
Beaver Dam is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for primary care, indicating a shortage of providers.
Wayland Academy is a public school within the Beaver Dam Unified School District.
Answer: False
Wayland Academy is a private school, not a public school within the Beaver Dam Unified School District.
The Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical Area is part of the Madison Combined Statistical Area.
Answer: False
The Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical Area is part of the Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine Combined Statistical Area, not the Madison CSA.
Which of the following is NOT listed as an educational institution in Beaver Dam?
Answer: University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is not listed as an educational institution located in Beaver Dam; Beaver Dam High School, Wayland Academy, and Moraine Park Technical College are.
What is the primary healthcare facility serving Beaver Dam?
Answer: Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam
Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam is identified as the primary healthcare facility serving the city.
Beaver Dam is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for which types of care?
Answer: Primary care and mental health
Beaver Dam is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for both primary care and mental health services.
What is the ZIP code for Beaver Dam, Wisconsin?
Answer: 53916
The ZIP code for Beaver Dam, Wisconsin is 53916.
The Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical Area is included within which larger Combined Statistical Area (CSA)?
Answer: Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine CSA
The Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical Area is part of the Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine Combined Statistical Area (CSA).
Which of the following is a private school located in Beaver Dam?
Answer: Wayland Academy
Wayland Academy is identified as a private school located in Beaver Dam.
The Dodge County Fair is one of the annual events held in Beaver Dam.
Answer: True
The Dodge County Fair is listed as one of the annual events hosted in Beaver Dam.
The film 'Public Enemies' starring Johnny Depp was filmed in Beaver Dam.
Answer: True
The film 'Public Enemies', featuring Johnny Depp, was indeed filmed in Beaver Dam.
Fred MacMurray, a famous actor, has connections to Beaver Dam.
Answer: True
Fred MacMurray, a notable actor, is listed among individuals with connections to Beaver Dam.
The Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre is primarily known for hosting sporting events.
Answer: False
The Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre is a cultural venue, not primarily known for hosting sporting events.
Which notable actor, associated with Beaver Dam, starred in the film 'Thirteen Hours by Air'?
Answer: Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray, an actor with connections to Beaver Dam, starred in the film 'Thirteen Hours by Air'.
Which of the following notable individuals associated with Beaver Dam is recognized for contributions to the field of physics?
Answer: Edward Creutz
Edward Creutz is noted as a physicist among the notable individuals associated with Beaver Dam.
Identify the event that is NOT listed among the annual occurrences in Beaver Dam.
Answer: Winter Carnival
The Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, Race Into Summer Festival, and Christmas Parade are listed as annual events in Beaver Dam; a Winter Carnival is not explicitly mentioned.
Which Hall of Fame athlete associated with Beaver Dam was a professional poker player?
Answer: Eric Baldwin
Eric Baldwin, a professional poker player, is listed as a Hall of Fame athlete associated with Beaver Dam.