Lake Mills, Wisconsin
| Lake Mills | |
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 Downtown Lake Mills, east of the intersection of Lake and Main streets
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Jefferson |
| Coordinates | 43°4′48″N 88°54′33″W / 43.08°N 88.90917°W |
| Population | 4,843 (2000) |
| Density | 1,415.6 / sq mi (547 / km2) |
| Government | City Council |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 53551 |
| Area code | 920 |
  Location of Lake Mills within Wisconsin
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Lake Mills is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,843 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Lake Mills.
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[edit] Geography
Lake Mills is located at 43°4′48″N 88°54′33″W / 43.08°N 88.90917°W (43.080108, -88.909209).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.9 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (10.47%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 4,843 people, 1,924 households, and 1,289 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,415.6 people per square mile (546.8/km²). There were 2,065 housing units at an average density of 603.6 per square mile (233.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.54% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,924 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,132, and the median income for a family was $54,131. Males had a median income of $36,394 versus $24,635 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,929. About 5.3% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
The area was first settled by Captain Joseph Keyes. He called it Lake Mills, after a saw mill and grist mill operating using power from nearby Rock Lake.[3]
Lake Mills was chartered in 1836 and the first building was built in 1837. Lake Mills surrounds the east, north and west shores of beautiful Rock Lake. The village of Lake Mills incorporated in 1852 out of the surrounding Town of Lake Mills. In 1866 the village changed its name to Tyrahnena, but changed it back again to Lake Mills the next year.[4][5] (Tyrahnena, or Tyranena, is supposedly an indigenous name meaning "sparkling waters.")[6]
[edit] Economy
Crystal Farms (website), Ephraim Faience Pottery, Hamlin Inc (website), Lewis Station Winery (website), Aztalan Engineering (website)Obsession Telescopes, Oskri Organics (website), and Tyranena Brewing Company (website) are based in Lake Mills.
[edit] Notable people
- Ernst F. Detterer, artist
- Enoch J. Fargo, inventor
- Carleton Bruns Joeckel, librarian, author, and advocate for public libraries
- Louis Wescott Myers, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court
- Hal Raether, MLB player
- Jim Wilson, Oklahoma state senator
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Lake Mills [origin of place name]", in Dictionary of Wisconsin History http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3463
- ^ "An Act to consolidate and amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the village of Lake Mills,' and the several acts amendatory thereof, and to change the name of the village of Lake Mills to the village of Tyrahnena." Private and Local Laws Passed by the Legislature of Wisconsin in the Year 1866, Chapter 188, April 13, 1866 http://books.google.com/books?id=lvbRAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA378&ots=lm_PjpRuFx
- ^ 1929 Wisconsin Blue Book p. 629, http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1929
- ^ Lake Mills Chamber of Commerce, "Legendary Lake Mills", http://www.vandregraphicdesign.com/vandreportshort/images/LM_Chamberbrochurefinal1.24.05std.pdf
[edit] External links
- City of Lake Mills
- Town of Lake Mills
- Lake Mills Area Chamber of Commerce
- Lake Mills Public Library
- Lake Mills Main Street Program
- Legendary Lake Mills
- State of Wisconsin Business Services
- Local Newspaper - Lake Mills Leader
- Jefferson County Tourism Council
- Lake Mills Area School District
- Lake Mills Area Community Foundation
- Rock Lake Activity Center
- Hamlin Inc - Reed Switch and Sensor Manufacturers
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