Dousman, Wisconsin

Dousman is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.

[6] Founded in 1881, the village was named for Talbot C. Dousman, a local farmer and businessman who helped bring the Chicago and North Western railroad to the area.

The local baseball team is still called the Dousman Frogs and an annual frog jumping competition takes place during Dousman's Derby Days.

[11] The Glacial Drumlin State Trail, a 47-mile-long (76 km) hiking-biking-snowmobile trail that runs east-west between the towns of Cottage Grove and Waukesha, passes through the middle of Dousman.

The trail is on the former roadbed of the Chicago & North Western Railway.

30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Some 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Dousman has a volunteer fire department with 48 trained firefighters and EMTs.

Historic marker in Cory Park
Entering Dousman looking west
Entering Dousman from the south