Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin

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The village of Shorewood Hills is a suburb of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,732 at the 2000 census.

The First Unitarian Society Meeting House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and suggestive of hands held together in prayer, is in Shorewood Hills.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Points of interest
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Shorewood Hills is located at 43°4′43″N, 89°26′43″W (43.078562, -89.445332)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

Shorewood Hills is located on Lake Mendota.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,732 people, 640 households, and 504 families residing in the village. The population density was 825.6/km² (2,139.8/mi²). There were 664 housing units at an average density of 316.5/km² (820.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.97% White, 1.44% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.83% Asian, 1.62% from other races, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.18% of the population.

There were 640 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $122,879, and the median income for a family was $131,265. Males had a median income of $93,506 versus $51,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $57,328. About 2.3% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Points of interest

The Radiation Center, the first private medical center to treat cancer patients with a betatron was opened by Dr. O. Arthur Stiennon^[1], at 2716 Marshall Court in 1957^[2] in Doctor's Park. The facility was demolished and a Ronald McDonald House was erected on the site in 1993^[3].

[edit] External links

Village of Shorewood Hills Government
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 43.078562° -89.445332°
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Madison, Wisconsin
Surrounding municipalities (over 10,000)
Fitchburg° \| Middleton° \| Stoughton° \| Sun Prairie°
(less than 10,000)
Blooming Grove* \| Bristol* \| Burke* \| Cottage Grove^‡ \| De Forest^‡ \| Dunkirk* \| Dunn* \| Maple Bluff^‡ \| McFarland^‡ \| Monona° \| Oregon^‡ \| Pleasant Springs \| Shorewood Hills^‡ \| Springfield* \| Town of Madison* \| Verona° \| Waunakee^‡ \| Westport* \| Windsor*
Dane County, Wisconsin
*town ^‡village °city ^§CDP