Saukville (town), Wisconsin facts for kids
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Town of Saukville, Wisconsin
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Location of Town of Saukville in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Ozaukee |
| Settled | c. 1845 |
| Incorporated | 1848 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.3 sq mi (86.4 km2) |
| • Land | 32.7 sq mi (84.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 896 ft (237 m) |
| Population
(2000)
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| • Total | 1,755 |
| • Density | 53.7/sq mi (20.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 262 |
Saukville is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The Village of Saukville is located in the town's southeast quadrant. The population was 1,755 at the 2000 census.
Menominee and Sauk Native Americans lived in the area until the 1830s when the U.S. Federal Government forced them to leave Wisconsin. The first white settlers in the mid-1840s, and the Town of Saukville was organized in 1848. The early settlers were farmers, and dairy farming became the primary economic activity by the early 1900s. The Village of Saukville incorporated from some of the town's land in 1915, and while the village has become increasingly industrial, agriculture still plays a major role in the Town of Saukville's economy.
The town has thousands of acres of undeveloped, biodiverse bogs, coniferous swamps, and primeval beech-maple forests. The largest of the community's natural areas is the 2,200-acre Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area. The town's bogs are a habitat for many endangered species, birds, and carnivorous plants. Among other landforms, the Cedarburg Bog contains a string bog — a geographic feature that seldom occurs as far south as Wisconsin — which contains many plant species rarely seen outside remote parts of Canada.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.3 square miles (86.4 km²), of which, 32.7 square miles (84.6 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (2.04%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,755 people, 622 households, and 518 families residing in the town. The population density was 53.7 people per square mile (20.7/km2). There were 644 housing units at an average density of 19.7 per square mile (7.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 622 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.2% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,435, and the median income for a family was $64,821. Males had a median income of $46,552 versus $31,406 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,522. About 1.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Town of Saukville is served by two public school districts: the joint Port Washington-Saukville School District and the Northern Ozaukee School District, which also covers Fredonia, Newburg, and parts of the Town of Belgium. Students in the Port Washington-Saukville School District attend Saukville Elementary School for kindergarten through fourth grade, Thomas Jefferson Middle School for fifth through eighth grades, and Port Washington High School for ninth through twelfth grades. Students in the Northern Ozaukee School District attend Ozaukee Elementary School for kindergarten through fifth grade, Ozaukee Middle School for sixth through eighth grades, and Ozaukee High School for grades nine through twelve.
Additionally, the Riveredge School is a tuition-free, public elementary charter school authorized by the Northern Ozaukee School District. Located at the Riveredge Nature Center in the northwestern Town of Saukville near the municipal boundary with the Village of Newburg, the school serves children from kindergarten through fifth grade.
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Field Station is a 320-acre nature preserve and laboratory adjacent to the Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area in the town. The field station grounds and laboratories are not open to the general public, but are used by university students and faculty to conduct biological and ecological research.
Transportation
Interstate 43 passes through the southeastern part of the Town of Saukville with Exit 96 servicing the Village of Saukville. Wisconsin Highway 57 and Wisconsin Highway 33 also pass through the town.
Saukville has limited public transit compared with larger cities. Ozaukee County and the Milwaukee County Transit System run the Route 143 commuter bus, also known as the "Ozaukee County Express," to Milwaukee via Interstate 43. The bus stops in the Saukville Walmart parking lot, near I-43 Exit 96. The stop is the route's northern terminus. The bus operates Monday through Friday with limited hours corresponding to peak commute times. Ozaukee County Transit Services' Shared Ride Taxi is the public transit option for traveling to sites not directly accessible from the interstate. The taxis operate seven days a week and make connections to Washington County Transit and Milwaukee County Routes 12, 49 and 42u.
The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad operates a freight line passing through the eastern part of the town. The community currently does not have a passenger train station.
Images for kids
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The Cedarburg Beech Woods State Natural Area west of the village contains an old-growth beech-maple forest, much like the ones that blanketed Saukville before settlers arrived in the 1800s.
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The Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area contains many biodiverse wetlands with plant species seen in few other ecosystems.
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A network of streams, ponds and lakes flow through the Cedarburg Bog. Many of the Saukville area's bogs and swamps are flooded glacial kettles formed during the most recent ice age.
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Hikers can access the 2,200-acre Cedarburg Bog via a network of trails and boardwalks.
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The boardwalk at the Cedarburg Bog extends into Mud Lake and provides opportunities for birdwatching.
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An historical reenactment at Ozaukee County Pioneer Village.
See also
In Spanish: Saukville (condado de Ozaukee, Wisconsin) para niños
