Kansasville is an

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, United States. The area is a part of the Town of Dover. The area has also been referred to as Brighton or

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History

The origin for the name of the area is uncertain; some sources claim it was named after the Kansas-Nebraska Act, while others claim it was named in honor of area settlers from Kansas. Another belief is that it was named after the railroad system in town which used to operate from Wisconsin to Kansas.

Education

The community is served by the Dover School District, a district with only one school, Kansasville Grade School. After grade school, which covers Kindergarten to eighth grade, students are served by Union Grove Union High School, the sole school in the Union Grove Union High School District, or by Burlington High School, in the Burlington School District.

Transportation

Kansasville was a stop on the Racine & Southwestern branch line of the

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986. The company experience ...

, better known as the Milwaukee Road. In its 1980 bankruptcy, the Milwaukee Road disposed of the Southwestern Line. Today the line from Sturtevant through Union Grove to Kansasville is no longer operated by

CP Rail The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

. As a matter of fact the rails were removed some years ago. And there are plans to make this part into bike trails like what is west of Kansasvlle to Burlington and beyond there.

Recreation

Recreation areas in Kansasville include Eagle Lake Park and the

Richard Bong State Recreation Area Richard Bong State Recreation Area is a unit of the state park system of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located in the town of Brighton, in Kenosha County. This managed prairie contains of mountain bike trails. Other recreational activi ...

, where the annual Wolf Lake Run/Hike is held.

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External links

Kansasville~Town of Dover
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Racine County, Wisconsin