Muskego, Wisconsin
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Muskego is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 22,817 in 2005.
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[edit] History
Muskego was incorporated as a city in 1964. It is 36 sq. miles and when it became a city it included the towns of Tess Corners and Durham Hill.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2005, there were 22,817 people, 7,533 households, and 6,109 families residing in the city. The population density was 264.5/km² (685.2/mi²). There were 7,699 housing units at an average density of 95.2/km² (246.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.11% White, 0.16% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 7,533 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $64,247, and the median income for a family was $69,722. Males had a median income of $49,386 versus $30,714 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,199. About 1.0% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Schools
Muskego Elementary
Mill Valley Elementary
Tess Corners Elementary
Country Meadows Elementary
Bay Lane Middle School
Lake Denoon Middle School
Muskego High School
Parochial Schools:
St. Leonard K-8 Catholic School
St. Paul K-8 Lutheran School
[edit] Trivia
- Muskego has three lakes in total in its boundaries.
- In 2007, WDJT's (CBS 58) newstruck fell through a frozen channel at Big Muskego Lake. The driver mistook the channel as a road. Ironically, they were doing a story on ice safety. The story made national headlines.
[edit] External links
- City of Muskego
- Muskego Chamber of Commerce Website
- Muskego-Norway School District Website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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Brookfield° | Brown Deer‡ | Caledonia‡ | Cedarburg° | Cudahy° | Delafield° | Franklin° | Germantown‡ | Glendale° | Grafton‡ | Greendale‡ | Greenfield° | Menomonee Falls‡ | Mequon° | Muskego° | New Berlin° | Oak Creek° | Oconomowoc° | Pewaukee° | Richfield* | Shorewood‡ | South Milwaukee° | Waukesha° | Wauwatosa° | West Allis° | Whitefish Bay‡ | |
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Bayside‡ | Big Bend‡ | Brookfield* | Butler‡ | Chenequa‡ | Dousman‡ | Elm Grove‡ | Fox Point‡ | Genesee* | Hales Corners‡ | Hartland‡ | Ixonia* | Lac La Belle‡ | Lannon‡ | Lisbon* | Merton‡ | Mukwonago‡ | Nashotah‡ | North Prairie‡ | Pewaukee‡ | Oconomowoc Lake‡ | Okauchee Lake§ | Ottawa* | River Hills‡ | Saukville‡ | Saint Francis° | Summit* | Sussex‡ | Thiensville‡ | Vernon* | Wales‡ | West Milwaukee‡ | |
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Jefferson | Milwaukee | Ozaukee | Racine | Washington | Waukesha | |
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