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Salem (community), Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Salem (also Brooklyn) is a community in the village of Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on Wisconsin Highway 83 south of Paddock Lake. Salem has a post office with ZIP code 53168. References Populated places in Kenosha County, Wisconsin Neighborhoods in Wisconsin {{KenoshaCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional services, which vary by country. These include providing and accepting government forms (such as passport applications), and processing government services and fees (such as road tax, Postal savings system, postal savings, or bank fees). The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster. During the 19th century, when the postal deliveries were made, it would often be delivered to public places. For example, it would be sent to bars and/or general store. This would often be delivered with newspapers and those who were expecting a post would go into town to pick up the mail, along with anything that was needed to be picked up in town. Before the advent of postal codes and the post office, postal syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Shangrila, Wisconsin
Lake Shangrila was a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 861 at the 2010 census. The core area of the CDP was annexed into the village of Bristol on March 15, 2011, at the same time that the CDP was deleted. Geography Lake Shangrila is located at (42.506274, -88.072471). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km2), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.9 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2) of it (24.74%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 805 people, 299 households, and 214 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 363 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.14% White, 1.12% African American, 0.25% Asian, 1.12% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Lake, Wisconsin
Silver Lake is a former village and now a neighborhood within the village of Salem Lakes in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,411 at the 2010 census, when the community was still an independent village. On February 14, 2017, the village merged with the town of Salem to create the village of Salem Lakes. Geography Silver Lake is located at (42.549485, -88.169194). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,411 people, 908 households, and 629 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population. There were 908 households, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmot, Wisconsin
Wilmot (also Gilead) is a residential and business community in the village of Salem Lakes, Wisconsin, Salem Lakes in southwestern Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, prior to the incorporation into Salem Lakes, Wilmot was a census-designated place, with a population of 442. Since incorporation, Wilmot no longer has its own designated area for population statistics. Gander Mountain, a sports/outdoors superstore, was founded in Wilmot, and was named for nearby Gander Mountain in neighboring Illinois. Wilmot Union High School, Kenosha County Fair grounds, the Wilmot Raceway, and the Wilmot Mountain, Wilmot Mountain Ski Resort are located in Wilmot. History A post office has operated in Wilmot since 1849. Notes External linksWilmot Raceway [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
The Town of Bristol is a former town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,538 at the 2000 census—before a portion of the town was incorporated as the Village of Bristol. The remainder of the Town of Bristol was annexed by the Villages of Bristol and Pleasant Prairie effective July 4, 2010, and the town ceased to exist. History The Bristol area's first settler was Rollin Tuttle, who arrived in April 1830; Levi Grant arrived the following month.''Racine Journal'', December 22, 1902, pg. 1 Border dispute The Town of Bristol was involved in annexation disputes with Pleasant Prairie during the 1990s. The two entities reached a boundary agreement in 1997; as a result, the Circuit Court of Kenosha County dismissed motions by Pleasant Prairie to annex portions of the town.Deneen Smith"Bristol village may annex town" December 28, 2009. ''Kenosha News'' Dis-establishment In 1968, a state court denied the Town of Bristol's earlier petition to incorporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansasville
Kansasville is an unincorporated community in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The area is a part of the Town of Dover. The area has also been referred to as Brighton or Eagle Lake, Wisconsin. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burlington, Wisconsin
Burlington is a city in Racine and Walworth counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, with the majority of the city located in Racine County. The population of the city was 11,047 as of the 2020 census. History Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the area, Native American mounds were constructed near the present location of Burlington. A small Potawatomi village stood in what became Burlington. The earliest certain European presence in what became Burlington was in the fall of 1799, when a group of French explorers and missionaries led by Francis Morgan de Vereceones made a portage from the Root River to the Fox River, reaching the Fox at approximately Burlington's present location. The first European settlers in Burlington were Moses Smith (the son of a Revolutionary War veteran) and William Whiting. Smith and Whiting had been in the area previously, making a so-called "jackknife claim" to the land (carving their names and the date on trees in the vicinity) on December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyons, Wisconsin
Lyons is a political subdivisions#Towns, town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,648 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Lyons (community), Wisconsin, Lyons and Springfield, Walworth County, Wisconsin, Springfield are located within the town. History It was originally created as Hudson by the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory on January 23, 1844. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.7 square miles (89.9 km), of which 34.5 square miles (89.3 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,440 people, 1,231 households, and 940 families residing in the town. The population density was 99.8 people per square mile (38.5/km). There were 1,307 housing units at an average density of 37.9 per square mile (14.6/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.62% White (U.S. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox River, Wisconsin
Fox River (also Foxriver) is a community located in the village of Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ..., United States. History A post office called Fox River was established in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929. The community was named from its location on the Fox River. Notes Populated places in Kenosha County, Wisconsin Neighborhoods in Wisconsin {{KenoshaCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddock Lake, Wisconsin
Paddock Lake is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,919 at the 2020 census. Geography Paddock Lake is located at (42.574094, -88.105210). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,992 people, 1,125 households, and 831 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,297 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.5% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population. There were 1,125 households, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 20th-largest state by population and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 23rd-largest by area. It has List of counties in Wisconsin, 72 counties. Its List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, most populous city is Milwaukee; its List of capitals in the United States, capital and second-most populous city is Madison, Wisconsin, Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities. Geography of Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
