| South Beaver Dam, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  South Beaver Dam Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°26′27″N88°53′10″W / 43.4408241°N 88.8862188°W Coordinates: 43°26′27″N88°53′10″W / 43.4408241°N 88.8862188°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dodge |
| Town | Calamus |
| Elevation [1] | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 53916 |
| FIPS code | Class Code U6 |
South Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, in the town of Calamus. [2] The community is located just south of the city of Beaver Dam. The ZIP code is 53916. It is part of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community lies on the southern shore of Beaver Dam Lake.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,759. Its county seat is Juneau. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844.
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.
