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Muskego, Wisconsin
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Muskego, Wisconsin
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Waukesha |
| Founded | |
| Incorporated | 1964 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | John Johnson |
| Area | |
| - City | 36.0 sq mi (92.9 km²) |
| - Land | 31.2 sq mi (80.9 km²) |
| - Water | 4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - City | 22,817 |
| - Density | 685.2/sq mi (264.6/km²) |
| - Metro | Part of Metro Milwaukee |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-55275GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1570056GR3 |
| Website: http://www.ci.muskego.wi.us | |
Muskego is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 22,817 in 2005. The word Muskego means Sunfish in the native language. Muskego has three lakes in total in its boundaries.
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Muskego was incorporated as a city in 1964. It is 36 square miles, and when it became a city it included the towns of Tess Corners and Durham Hill. Muskego is a farm community turning bedroom community for Milwaukee
Muskego Beach was a popular amusement park located on the southern bank of Little Muskego Lake. It was also known as DandiLion Park. It was at some point home of the world's fastest roller coaster. Once Mariott's Great America (now known as Six Flags Great America) opened, it lured people away from Muskego, and into Gurnee, Illinois. The park was later closed, then destroyed.
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.
Muskego Elementary
Mill Valley Elementary
Tess Corners Elementary
Country Meadows Elementary
Bay Lane Middle School
Lake Denoon Middle School
Parochial Schools:
St. Leonard K-8 Catholic School
St. Paul K-8 Lutheran School
- 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.
- Muskego, Wisconsin is at coordinates Coordinates:
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Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
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| County seat: Waukesha | ||
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Brookfield | Delafield | Muskego | New Berlin | Oconomowoc | Pewaukee | Waukesha |
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Big Bend | Butler | Chenequa | Dousman | Eagle | Elm Grove | Hartland | Lac La Belle | Lannon | Menomonee Falls | Merton | Mukwonago | Nashotah | North Prairie | Pewaukee | Oconomowoc Lake | Sussex | Wales |
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Brookfield° · Franklin° · Greenfield° · Menomonee Falls‡ · New Berlin° · Oak Creek° · Waukesha° · Wauwatosa° · West Allis° · West Bend° |
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| Municipalities (over 10,000 in 2000) |
Brown Deer‡ · Caledonia‡ · Cedarburg° · Cudahy° · Germantown‡ · Glendale° · Grafton‡ · Greendale‡ · Mequon° · Muskego° · Oconomowoc° · Pewaukee° · Richfield* · Shorewood‡ · South Milwaukee° · Whitefish Bay‡ |
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| Smaller Municipalities (under 10,000 in 2000) |
Bayside‡ · Big Bend‡ · Brookfield* · Elm Grove‡ · Fox Point‡ · Hales Corners‡ · Mukwonago‡ · Pewaukee‡ · River Hills‡ · Saukville‡ · Saint Francis° · Sussex‡ · Thiensville‡ · West Milwaukee‡ |
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Milwaukee · Ozaukee · Racine · Washington · Waukesha |
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