BEAVER DAM, a city of Dodge county (Wis.), U.S.A., 55m. north-west of Milwaukee, on Beaver lake, and served by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railway. The population was 7,992 in 1920; it was 9,867 in 193o. Dodge county is a rich farming district and the county fair held at Beaver Dam has a wide reputation. The manufactures of the city include stoves, shoes, hosiery, electric batteries, barn equipment and other arti cles, which have a wide market. Beaver Dam was settled about 1841 and incorporated in 1856.