Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

About Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam is a close-knit town in southern Wisconsin counting 16,443 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Beaver Dam is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.42 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,216 residents per square mile.

📰 Beaver Dam News Today

• Mary J. Schulz Obituary Oct 1, 2026 Werner Harmsen Funeral Home · Oct 1
• Halloween comes alive at Beaver Dam’s Fall Downtown Fest Wisconsin State Journal · Oct 8
• Wisconsin regulators approve rates for Meta’s Beaver Dam data center, with sharp criticism WPR · May 8
• News | Historic apartment building sells in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin CoStar · Sep 25
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Beaver Dam, Wisconsin - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wisconsin headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Beaver Dam Unique

• Positioned in southern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 16,443.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Beaver Dam

• Cantafio's Buckhorn Steakhouse — steak house
• IHOP — breakfast
• Park Plazza Pizza — pizza
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Sake House Restaurant — japanese
• Walker's Diner & Bakery — american
• Benvenuto's Italian Grill — italian
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Chili Johns
• Consa (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bones In Jars · Art gallery
• Dodge County Historical Society · Museum
• Caboose · Attraction
• Dodge County Center For The Arts · Art gallery
• Wayland Museum & Archives · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Beaver Dam

• Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Apple Valley Park reviews ★
• Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Caster Park reviews ★
• Cotton Mill Park reviews ★
• Crystal Lake Park reviews ★
• Derge County Park reviews ★
• Edgewater Park reviews ★
• Lakeview Park reviews ★
• Lincoln Park reviews ★
• Patrick Parker Conkey Park reviews ★
• Public Works Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Beaver Dam

• BDUSD4Kids
• Beaver Dam High
• Beaver Dam Middle
• Jefferson Elementary
• Lincoln Elementary
• Prairie View Elementary
• Washington Elementary
• Wilson Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd) ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Beaver Dam

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