Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.9% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.0% Asian, and 1.7% from two or more races. Demographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2020 there were 13,173 people, 5,262 households, and 3,296 families residing in the city. On August 18, 2005, an F3 tornado cut a 10-mile path across rural subdivisions and farms north of Stoughton, killing one person and damaging hundreds of homes.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.09 square miles (13.18 km 2), of which, 4.92 square miles (12.74 km 2) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km 2) is water. In 1919, the Stoughton Wagon Company began putting custom wagon bodies on Model T chassis by 1929 Ford was by far the biggest seller of station wagons. įor much of its history, Stoughton has been Dane County's second-largest and economically important city, after Madison.

Stoughton claims to be the birthplace of the 'coffee break', and hosts a small yearly parade to celebrate the distinction. Many Norwegian immigrants settled in the town from 1865 through the early 1900s.

Stoughton was founded in 1847 by Luke Stoughton, an Englishman from Vermont.

Stoughton opera house county