Talk:Stoughton, Wisconsin

Suburb?
I'm not sure that I'd call Stoughton a suburb of Madison. My view of suburb is that it be more or less directly contiguous to the city's boudaries (like Middleton or Fitchburg are with relationship to Madison). Stoughton is actually substantially disconnected from Madison, being 30 minutes away and with farmland between the two.

Perhaps hair-splitting, but perhaps not....

Cori.schlegel 10:17, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

I concur with the above Cori.schlegel. Stoughton is NOT a suburb, but a city in it's own right. It was self-sufficient and thriving long before it had major ties to Madison and before Madison had expanded enough to need suburbs. It has a strong manufacturing industry (which used to be even stronger), a downtown area with unique personality, and full emergency services and city utilities. There are mixed zoning areas (commercial and residential) and most residents could walk to basic needs. The city's founding predates the concept of the modern suburb, and the city has a distinct and autonomous political body (IE Madison Referendums do not apply to Stoughton UNLESS they are County-Wide or State-Wide. Stoughton does not receive subsidies or need to clear laws with Madison (except in Madison's capacity as county and state government, and in issues where Stoughton would infringe on Madison's Territory or Sovereignty). Additionally, Stoughton is seperated from it's neighbors by at least 10 miles of farmland. For most of it's life the majority of it's residents worked within city borders, and it's only recently that residential areas have been growing with the typical "cul-du-sac" design intended for Madison commuters.

All of the above disqualify Stoughton from classification as a suburb: it's a city in it's own right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.165.139.218 (talk) 16:27, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

And what percent of Stoughton residents work in Madison? It seems to me that strenuously protesting that Stoughton is neither a bedroom community nor a suburb of Madison is an exercise in over the top small town boosterism. Most of the downtown businesses are restaurants, bars, gift shops, and consignment operations — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.129.127.234 (talk) 13:46, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Famous Residents
Certainly Per Lysne is certified to be a notable resident by his mention under rosemaling and in his own Wiki page.

Ken L (talk) 23:03, 26 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Sounds reasonable. Go for it. Dmp348 (talk) 23:33, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Notable persons
Pending the writing of the articles about Russ Hellickson and Andy Rein-The United States Olympics team-some sort of citations is needed in the notable persons section of the Stoughton, Wisconsin article. I never heard of these gentlemen before but I am accepting the fact that they are notable.Some sort of citation for the Rein\Hellickson entries is needed pending the writing of the articles.The citations can always be removed once the articles are written.Thank you-RFD (talk) 14:43, 17 November 2008 (UTC)