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Mount Calvary, Wisconsin
Village
Location of Mount Calvary in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Location of Mount Calvary in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County  Fond du Lac
Area
 • Total 1.06 sq mi (2.74 km2)
 • Land 1.06 sq mi (2.74 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 762
 • Estimate 
(2019)
753
 • Density 713.07/sq mi (275.21/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53057
Area code(s) 920
FIPS code 55-54650
GNIS feature ID 1569802
MountCalvaryWisconsinDowntown1
Downtown Mount Calvary

Mount Calvary is a village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 762 at the 2010 census, down from 956 residents at the 2000 census.

Region

Mount Calvary is located in an eastern Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin area known as "The Holyland", so-called because of the large number of communities built around churches, including St. Peter, St. Cloud, St. Anna, Marytown, Johnsburg, Calvary, Brothertown and Jericho.

History

Mount Calvary's location was chosen by missionary Casper Rehrl; he selected the large hill because of its excellent view and he placed a wood cross. Starting in 1846, settlers started building houses at the base of the hill. Riehl held the community's first mass circa 1849 at the home of John Dietzen. Bishop John Henni confirmed the first child from Mount Calvary at the St. John the Baptist Church in nearby Johnsburg (it was the only church in the region). A parish was established in Mount Calvary by Rehrl on February 2, 1849; construction of the church began on the following day. A school was established by the church and it quickly had five or six students.

The community's first general store was built in 1851-1852. Two priests arrived on October 15, 1856 to establish a monastery (it later became the St. Lawrence Seminary High School). A post office was built in November 1877; Anthony Rothgery was named first postmaster. A railroad was established in the 1850s and 1860s; it connected Sheboygan to Fond du Lac. Trains ran twice daily through nearby Calvary Station.

Geography

Mount Calvary is located at 43°49′32″N 88°14′53″W / 43.82556°N 88.24806°W / 43.82556; -88.24806 (43.825664, -88.248114).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.05 square miles (2.72 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1970 942
1980 585 −37.9%
1990 558 −4.6%
2000 956 71.3%
2010 762 −20.3%
2019 (est.) 753 −1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 762 people, 201 households, and 151 families living in the village. The population density was 725.7 inhabitants per square mile (280.2/km2). There were 215 housing units at an average density of 204.8 per square mile (79.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 83.6% White, 1.3% African American, 1.0% Native American, 8.3% Asian, 5.2% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.9% of the population.

There were 201 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the village was 26.8 years. 39.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.4% were from 25 to 44; 16.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 63.5% male and 36.5% female.

Education

Mount Calvary is in the New Holstein Public School District. It is also served by the Consolidated Parochial Elementary School (C.P.E.S.) system, run jointly by several local Catholic parishes including St. Isidore (which includes Holy Cross Church in Mt. Calvary), St. John's in Johnsburg, and St. Mary's in Marytown. Recently, C.P.E.S. lost its Mount Calvary location, but is still supported by Holy Cross Church in Mount Calvary. It is also home to St. Lawrence Seminary High School, a Catholic preparatory high school.

Saint Paul's Lutheran School is a grade school (Pre-K-8) of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod near Mount Calvary (in the Town of Forest).

Notable people

  • Heinie Beau – American jazz composer
  • Viola Smith – swing band drummer

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