Summit is a village in

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, United States. The population was 4,784 at the 2020 census. The former unincorporated communities of Summit Center, Summit Corners, and Waterville are located in the village.

History

Summit was initially a part of Milwaukee County.Barquist 1987, p. 37. The town was first settled in the spring of 1837 by Andrew Baxter.Barquist 1987, p. 12. In 1838, Curtis Reed, who was the first town chairman, became the first postmaster.Barquist 1987, p. 36. By 1840, there were 335 settlers in Summit's .Barquist 1987, p. 13. The first town meeting, which took place on April 5, 1842,Barquist 1987, p. 39. selected Ralph Frisbie as the first town clerk. The first church building in the Town of Summit was constructed in 1842 at Nashotah Mission.Barquist 1987, p. 38. When the mission was moved to Delafield, St. Mary's Church on highways 67 and 18 became the oldest operating church in the town, dating back to 1871. The 1875 census reported 619 males, 540 females, 2 insane, 0

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, 0 blind and 0

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.Barquist 1987, p. 47. The last Native Americans in the area were seen in 1883.Barquist 1987, p. 18. The first Town Hall was built in 1906 and torn down in 1954, after which another was built.Barquist 1987, p. 78.Barquist 1987, p. 88. On July 29, 2010, the town of Summit became a village. In April of 2018 the Village Hall moved into a new building located at 37100 Delafield Road, just south of the previous location.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of 28.5 square miles (73.8 km²), of which, 25.8 square miles (66.7 km²) of it is land and 2.8 square miles (7.1 km²) of it (9.68%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,999 people, 1,747 households, and 1,416 families residing in the town. The

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was 194.1 people per square mile (75.0/km²). There were 1,904 housing units at an average density of 73.9 per square mile (28.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.26%

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, 0.80%

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, 0.14% Native American, 0.86%

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, 0.34% from

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, and 0.60% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.40% of the population. There were 1,747 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. About 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.07. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $71,884, and the median income for a family was $76,859. Males had a median income of $53,214 versus $35,240 for females. The

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for the village was $28,797. About 4.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of the community is in the

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, with other sections in the Kettle Moraine School District. Oconomowoc High School is the public high school of the Oconomowoc district.

Notable people

* Elisha W. Edgerton, member of the

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* John D. McDonald, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * Eliphalet Stone, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly'Wisconsin Legislative Manual 1872,' Biographical Sketch of Eliphalet Stone, pg. 459 Gustave Pabst, a prominent Milwaukee businessman, purchased land adjoining the Frederick Pabst Estate, where he built the 40,000 sqft Ventnor Mansion.

Footnotes

References

External links

Village of Summit, Wisconsin website
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