Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
| Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin | |
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| Coordinates: 43°6′42″N 87°54′3″W / 43.11167°N 87.90083°WCoordinates: 43°6′42″N 87°54′3″W / 43.11167°N 87.90083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Milwaukee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 650 ft (198 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 14,163 |
| • Density | 6,610.8/sq mi (2,552.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 414 |
| FIPS code | 55-86700[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576675[1] |
| Website | http://whitefishbaywi.govoffice2.com |
Whitefish Bay is a village in Milwaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 13,508 as of the 2005 census.
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[edit] Geography
Whitefish Bay is located at 43°6′42″N 87°54′3″W / 43.11167°N 87.90083°W (43.111711, -87.900762).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 14,163 people, 5,457 households, and 4,016 families residing in the village. The population density was 6,610.8 people per square mile (2,555.3/km²). There were 5,553 housing units at an average density of 2,592.0 per square mile (1,001.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.09% White, 0.98% African American, 0.07% Native American, 2.58% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.
There were 5,457 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% 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 3.09.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $80,755, and the median income for a family was $95,744. Males had a median income of $63,011 versus $43,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $39,609. About 2.4% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The Whitefish Bay School District maintains four public schools and one recreational facility. These facilities include:
- Whitefish Bay High School – a high school teaching grades 9-12.
- Whitefish Bay Middle School – a middle school/junior high school teaching grades 6-8
- Cumberland Elementary School – an elementary school teaching age-4 kindergarten through grade 5
- Richards Elementary School – an elementary school teaching age-4 kindergarten through grade 5
- Lydell School – a community recreation facility
The Whitefish Bay School District perennially boasts the highest test scores in the state. Whitefish Bay High School has the highest average ACT score out of all the public schools in the state of Wisconsin every year. Average ACT scores for Whitefish Bay Students have remained above 25 (on a 36 point scale) since 1998. In addition, students scored in the advanced range on both the math and reading portions of the 2007-08 Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam at a rate higher than any other K-12 district in all of Southeastern Wisconsin.[4]
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee maintains two Catholic schools in Whitefish Bay: Holy Family School and St. Monica School, each serving kindergarten through grade 8. In addition, the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters sponsor Dominican High School.
[edit] Notable people
- Art Bues - MLB player
- Craig Counsell - MLB
- Brad Courtney - Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
- Bernadine Dohrn - Political Activist/Lawyer
- Jay Guidinger - NBA player
- Julius P. Heil - Governor of Wisconsin
- Kristen Johnston - Actress
- Jack Larscheid - professional football player
- Niels Mueller - Director/Writer (Film)
- Barbara Notestein - Wisconsin State Assemblywoman
- Caitlin O'Heaney - actress
- Samuel Page - actor
- Mike Schneck - NFL player
- Paul Michael Valley - actor
- Dan Vebber - Writer/Producer (TV)
- Chip Zien - actor
- Nick Bellore - NFL
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.wfbschools.com/
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