Kewaskum, Wisconsin facts for kids
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Kewaskum, Wisconsin
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Intersection of US 45 and WIS 28 in downtown Kewaskum
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Location of Kewaskum in Fond du Lac County (top) and Washington County (bottom), Wisconsin.
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Counties | Washington & Fond du Lac |
| Settled | 1852 |
| Incorporated | 1895 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.35 sq mi (6.10 km2) |
| • Land | 2.35 sq mi (6.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 4,004 |
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(2019)
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4,264 |
| • Density | 1,811.38/sq mi (699.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-39325 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583474 |
Kewaskum is a village in Washington and Fond du Lac counties in Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,004 at the 2010 census. All of this population resided in the Washington County portion of the village. The village is mostly surrounded by the Town of Kewaskum.
History
A post office called Kewaskum has been in operation since 1849. The settlement was named for Kewaskum, an Indian chief. Kewaskum was incorporated as a village on March 28, 1917. It was further expanded by annexations in the Town of Kewaskum; first in 1959, and then in twenty of the next forty-six years. In 1963, Kewaskum annexed a noncontiguous parcel of land in the Town of Auburn in Fond du Lac County.
Geography
The primary north-south highway serving Kewaskum is U.S. Route 45, and the primary east-west highway is Wisconsin Highway 28. Kewaskum is located in the 262 Area Code of south-eastern Wisconsin, with Prefix 626.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.45 square miles (6.35 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 471 | — | |
| 1890 | 557 | 18.3% | |
| 1900 | 679 | 21.9% | |
| 1910 | 625 | −8.0% | |
| 1920 | 707 | 13.1% | |
| 1930 | 799 | 13.0% | |
| 1940 | 880 | 10.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,183 | 34.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,572 | 32.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,926 | 22.5% | |
| 1980 | 2,394 | 24.3% | |
| 1990 | 2,515 | 5.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,274 | 30.2% | |
| 2010 | 4,004 | 22.3% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 4,264 | 6.5% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,004 people, 1,581 households, and 1,148 families living in the village. The population density was 1,634.3 inhabitants per square mile (631.0/km2). There were 1,698 housing units at an average density of 693.1 per square mile (267.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.
There were 1,581 households, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.4% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.92.
The median age in the village was 36.8 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.7% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
Notable people
- Louis D. Guth, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman, lived in Kewaskum.
- Kenneth William Haebig, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer, lived in Kewaskum.
- Einar H. Ingman Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, lived in Kewaskum.
- Glenway Wescott, noted American author, was born in Kewaskum in 1901. He lived abroad, wrote poetry, novels, and criticism, returned to the United States, and died in 1987.
See also
In Spanish: Kewaskum para niños
