Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

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Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census. A resort city located on Geneva Lake, it is southwest of Milwaukee. The city is popular with people of metropolitan Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee. The city operates under a mayor-council form of government. Moves to annex a large portion of land on and near the south shore of Geneva Lake are being contested.

The lake and town were originally named after the town of Geneva, New York, located on Seneca Lake, in which early settler John Brink saw a resemblance. Geneva, to avoid confusion with the nearby town Geneva, Illinois, was renamed Lake Geneva; later the lake was renamed Geneva Lake. In practice both forms are used for the lake, but never for the city.

Due to TSR hobbies being founded here as well as over 25 years of Gencon's (named for the city) Lake Geneva is often referred to as "The mecca of Roleplaying games"

Contents

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 External links
4 Resources

Geography

Lake Geneva is located at [42°35′33″N, 88°26′4″W] (42.592380, -88.434424)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.0 km² (5.8 mi²). 13.0 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (13.77%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 7,148 people, 3,053 households, and 1,801 families residing in the city. The population density was 549.8/km² (1,425.1/mi²). There were 3,757 housing units at an average density of 289.0/km² (749.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.81% White, 0.90% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.16% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.75% of the population.

There were 3,053 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,924, and the median income for a family was $54,543. Males had a median income of $38,930 versus $25,671 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,536. About 4.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

Resources

[Images of Lake Geneva] : Reminisce about historic Lake Geneva by browsing this collection of over 500 souvenir-quality photographs and postcards selected from the Lake Geneva Public Library local history collection. Evoke memories of the grandeur of Lake Geneva in its heyday when it came to be known as the "Newport of the West." Enjoy vintage images of elegant summer homes, picturesque shoreline, city parks, and downtown businesses from every decade of the 20th century. Text-based materials include:
*[Everts, Baskin, and Stewart. Combination Atlas Map of Walworth County, WI 1873]
*[Walworth County Plat Map (1857)] : The 1857 Walworth County Plat map is the oldest and one of the most frequently used map in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Archives collection. This digitized and interactive map allows users to click a township within Walworth County and view database results for all residents and properties within that township, as documented in 1857. 10 color village maps and 12 color illustrations of houses and structures border the map.
[Lake Geneva Chamber of Commerce]
["Experience Lake Geneva"] — Area tourism website
["Walk, Talk & Gawk"] — A map and guide to the Geneva Lake Shore Path

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