Muskego, Wisconsin

Muskego, Wisconsin
Muskego, Wisconsin
City
	Location of Muskego in the state of Wisconsin
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Waukesha
Incorporated	1964
Government
• Mayor	John R. 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	UTC-6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central)
Postal Code	53150
Area code(s)	414, 262
FIPS code	55-55275Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1570056Template:GR
Website	http://www.ci.muskego.wi.us

Muskego is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 22,817 during the census of 2005. Muskego is the fifth largest community in Waukesha County. The name Muskego is derived from the Potawatomi Indian name for the area who named it "Mus-kee-Guaac," meaning sunfish. The Potawatomi were the original inhabitants of Muskego.^[1] There are three lakes in total within the city's boundaries.

History

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 was once a big farming town, but now with more housing developments in the city, with even more planned, it is turning into a bedroom community for Milwaukee. In the past few years, more commercial developments have been built or planned in Muskego, including a GE Medical Distribution Center, and a Wal-Mart Supercenter.

Muskego Beach Amusement Park

Muskego Beach was a popular amusement park located on the southern bank of Little Muskego Lake. It was also later known as Dandelion 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 in 1976, it lured people away from Muskego, and into Gurnee, Illinois. The park was later closed, demolished, the land was subdivided and developed into housing.

Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2005, there were 22,817 people, 7,533 households, and 6,109 families residing in the city. The population density was 685.2 people per square mile (264.5/km²). There were 7,699 housing units at an average density of 246.6/sq mi (95.2/km²). 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.

Lakes

Muskego contains three lakes within it’s borders: Big Muskego Lake, Little Muskego Lake, and Lake Denoon.

Big Muskego Lake is a shallow 2,260-acre flow-through lake in south-central Muskego. Most of Big Muskego Lake is less than four feet deep with a generally organic or muck bottom. Big Muskego Lake is fringed with cattail-dominated wetlands and encompasses numerous islands of cattail marsh. Bass Bay is a 100-acre connected embayment of Big Muskego Lake that has a deeper basin typical of other glacially formed [[kettle (landform}} lakes in the region. Bass Bay has a maximum depth of 23 feet and has a bottom substrate of predominantly muck with some isolated sandy shoreline areas.

Little Muskego Lake is a 506 acre flow-through lake with extensive shallow margins and a single deep basin. Located in the northwestern quadrant of the city; the lake has a maximum depth of 65 feet and averages 14 feet deep. The bottom substrate predominantly consists of silt or muck. Residents and visitors to Little Muskego Lake enjoy a variety of lake-related recreational activities including boating, skiing, sailing, and fishing. The Muskego Waterbugs perform water a water ski show in front of Idle Isle Park each Wednesday evening throughout the summer. The lake contains many fish species including: largemouth bass, northern pike, walleyes, and several panfish species. Most of the shores of Little Muskego Lake are developed with residential housing

Lake Denoon is a 162-acre lake in the southwestern portion of the City and is also partially located in the Town of Norway, Wisconsin. The lake has a glacially formed kettle basin that reaches a maximum depth of 55 feet with bottom substrates varying from sands and gravel to muck. An outlet stream on the south end drains to Ke-Nong-Go-Mong (Long) Lake in Racine County. A cattail island and an extent of cattail shoreline are found on the lake's west end. The remaining lakeshore is mostly developed with residential housing.[1]

Government

Muskego is served by the Tess Corners Fire Department.

Education

Public schools: Muskego-Norway School District:

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's Ev. Lutheran Grade School - WELS

References

^ [Muskego, WI. Chamber of Commerce]

External links

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[1] [Muskego, WI. Chamber of Commerce]

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