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Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,708 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city primarily located in Dodge County. It is the principal city of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical area. The city is adjacent to the Town of Beaver Dam.

Beaver Dam city overview:
Name:	Beaver Dam city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Dodge County
Elevation:	879 ft (268 m)
Land Area:	7.31 sq mi (18.94 km²)
Water Area:	1.38 sq mi (3.59 km²) 16.89%
Population Density:	2,242.99/sq mi (866.07/km²)
ZIP code:	53916
Area code:	920
FIPS code:	5505900
GNISfeature ID:	1561457
Website:	www.cityofbeaverdam.com

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History

Beaver Dam was first settled by Thomas Mackie and Joseph Goetschius in 1841, and by 1843 had a population of almost 100. The city was named for an old beaver dam located in a stream flowing into Beaver Dam River. The area had also been known as Okwaanim, Chippewa for beaver dam. The community was incorporated as a city on March 18, 1856. That same year the Milwaukee Railroad reached the area, encouraging further growth.

Beaver Dam hosted a World War II prisoner of war camp called Camp Beaver Dam in the summer of 1944. The camp held 300 German prisoners in a tent city encampment where the Wayland Academy field house now stands.

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Geography

Beaver Dam is located at 43°27′35″N 88°50′9″W / 43.45972°N 88.83583°W / 43.45972; -88.83583 (43.459967, −88.836066). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.70 square miles (22.53 km), of which, 7.31 square miles (18.93 km) is land and 1.38 square miles (3.57 km) is water.

Beaver Dam has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb). Since 1996, the average annual snowfall in Beaver Dam has been 63.5 inches (161 cm). The 2007–2008 winter season was the snowiest on record with 119.7 inches (304 cm).