Cedarburg (town), Wisconsin
Town of Cedarburg, Wisconsin | |
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 Location of Cedarburg (town), Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′8″N 88°0′15″W / 43.31889°N 88.00417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Ozaukee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.8 sq mi (66.9 km2) |
| • Land | 25.6 sq mi (66.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,760 |
| • Density | 225/sq mi (86.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-13400[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582937[1] |
| Website | town |
Cedarburg is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,760 at the 2010 census. The City of Cedarburg is located partially within the town. The unincorporated communities of Decker Corner, Hamilton, and Horns Corners are also located in the town.
History
The land that became Cedarburg was originally inhabited by the Potawatomi and Sauk tribes of Native Americans. The Potawatomi surrendered their land the United States Federal Government in 1833 through the Treaty of Chicago, which required them to leave Wisconsin by 1838.[3]
The first white settlement in the Cedarburg area was a community called "New Dublin," which later became Hamilton. The first resident was Joseph Gardenier, who built a log shanty on Cedar Creek as his headquarters for surveying for the construction of the Green Bay Road.[4] In 1848, Hamilton became the first stop on the stagecoach route between Milwaukee and Green Bay.
Most of Cedarburg's early settlers were German immigrants. Ludwig Wilhelm Groth is usually credited with being the first settler of Cedarburg. He purchased land from the government on October 22, 1842, and began platting the banks of Cedar Creek. The first train line, which eventually became part of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, began running through Cedarburg in 1870. Cedarburg continued to grow and prosper due to its rail connections, while the surrounding communities of Hamilton, Decker Corner and Horns Corners remained more characteristically rural. The City of Cedarburg incorporated from some of the town's land in 1885.
Cedarburg grew rapidly during the post-war suburbanization and economic prosperity, and the City of Cedarburg began to annex land from the town for residential subdivisions.[5]
Wisconsin's Last Covered Bridge
The state of Wisconsin once had over 40 covered bridges throughout the countryside. Today, the last remaining covered bridge resides in the Town of Cedarburg. Location is just 3 miles north of the City of Cedarburg near the Hwy 60 and County Highway NN junction on Covered Bridge Road.
"This bridge was built by the Town of Cedarburg on petition of neighboring farmers to replace periodically washed out bridges. Pine logs, cut and milled at Baraboo, were fitted and set in place in lattice truss construction with 3x10 inch planks secured by 2-inch (51 mm) hardwood pins, eliminating the use of nails or bolts, and floored by 3-inch (76 mm) plating. The Ozaukee County Board in 1940 voted to assume the preservation and maintenance of this bridge."
On October 1, 1955, the Port Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution added a plaque to the bridge that reads "1876-1955 Last Covered Bridge in Wisconsin"
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.8 square miles (66.9 km²), of which, 25.6 square miles (66.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.93%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 5,760 people, 2,055 households, and 1,755 families residing in the town. The population density was 225 people per square mile (86.9/km²). There were 2,127 housing units at an average density of 83.1 per square mile (32.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. 1.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,055 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.5% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were nonfamily households. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% 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 3.05.
The median age was 45.1 years, with 26.6% of the population under the age of 18 and 13.5% aged 65 or older.
The 2017 American Community Survey estimated the median household income at $96,771 per year, with a median per capita income of $51,185; 3.9% of people in the town were estimated to have income below the poverty level.
Notable people
- William Henry Fitzgerald, Wisconsin State Representative, was born in the town prior to Wisconsin's statehood.[6]
- Eugene J. Poole, Wisconsin State Representative, was born in the town.[7]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Early history of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "Town of Cedarburg". History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Publishing. 1881. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: Cedarburg". University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (18th ed.). Madison, Wis.: David Atwood. 1879. p. 501.
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1917,' Biography of Eugene J. Poole, pg. 546
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