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Stoughton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It straddles the Yahara River about 20 miles southeast of the state capital, Madison. Stoughton is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,173.

Known for its Norwegian heritage, Stoughton hosts a citywide celebration of Syttende Mai, the Norwegian constitution day. Part of the city’s celebration of its Norwegian heritage is the Stoughton Norwegian Dancers dance group, sponsored by Stoughton High School, as well as Norwegian flags and memorabilia displayed throughout the town.

Stoughton city overview:
Name:	Stoughton city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Dane County
Elevation:	876 ft (267 m)
Total Area:	6.35 sq mi (16.45 km²)
Land Area:	6.02 sq mi (15.58 km²)
Water Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.86 km²)
Total Population:	13,173
Population Density:	2,179.49/sq mi (841.54/km²)
ZIP code:	53589
Area code:	608
FIPS code:	5577675
GNISfeature ID:	1574965
Website:	cityofstoughton.com

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History

Stoughton was founded in 1847 by Luke Stoughton, an Englishman from Vermont. Many Norwegian immigrants settled in the town from 1865 through the early 1900s.

Stoughton claims to be the birthplace of the “coffee break”, and hosts a small yearly parade to celebrate the distinction.

For much of its history, Stoughton has been Dane County’s second-largest and economically important city, after Madison.

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.

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.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.09 square miles (13.18 km), of which, 4.92 square miles (12.74 km) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km) is water.