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‘Baraboo’ is a renowned county seat cum city at the Sauk County in Wisconsin. It is situated at the bank of Baraboo River. According to the 2007 census, this city has a total population of 11,049. It is located within the Township of Baraboo.

This city is home to the famous Circus World Museum. It is remembered for being the former headquarters and winter home of the Ringling Brothers circus. Presently it is well known for accommodating the largest library of circus information in the US. The library has foremost collection of circus carts and occasionally hosts a parade of these artifacts throughout the streets of Baraboo.

This city has rich cultural history. Al. Ringling Theatre is its scintillating landmark. This theatre still exists in a good condition. This big scale movie palace is well-maintained than one would normally find in a town sized of Baraboo. This city is home to the world's foremost organization, the International Crane Foundation that is dedicated to the study and conservation of 15 species of crane in the world.

As per the 2000 census data, the micropolitan area of Baraboo has about 15,000 people. This city has a total area of 5.3 square miles. The entire area is land. There are many hills near Baraboo that were created by the glacial action. Out of its 11,049 population, 4,467 are the households and 2,403 are families residing in the city. The population density of Baraboo is 2,030.2 people per square mile. It has 4,718 housing units at an average density of 345.0 persons/km².

Baraboo has the racial makeup of 97.12% Whites, 0.51% African Americans, 0.77% Native Americans, 0.52% Asians, 0.00% Pacific Islanders, 0.41% from miscellaneous races and 0.66% from two or more races. The city has 1.57% of its population from the Hispanic race. The sex ratio of this city is for every 100 females there are 93.0 males, whereas for every 100 females aged 18 and over, there is 90.0 males.