Caledonia is a

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Racine County, Wisconsin Racine County ( ) is a County (United States), county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 197,727, making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine, Wisconsi ...

, United States. The population was 25,361 at the 2020 census.

History

Prior to January 2006, Caledonia was a

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. After the state government denied Caledonia's request to become a village, the state legislature enacted a special exemption, allowing Caledonia to proceed. A referendum in 2005 allowed Caledonia to become a village.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. The residential community of Franksville is located within the village. Franksville is a former

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. The residential neighborhood of Husher is also located within the village. The lakeside community of Tabor is also in the village.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 24,705 people, 9,629 households, and 7,187 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 10,056 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.7%

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, 2.8%

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, 0.4% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 1.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 5.3% of the population. There were 9,629 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were

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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age in the village was 43.5 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 33.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 23,614 people, 8,549 households, and 6,805 families living in the town. The

was 519.1 people per square mile (200.4/km²). There were 8,839 housing units at an average density of 194.3 per square mile (75.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.18%

, 1.99%

, 0.42% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.05%

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, 0.91% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races.

or Latino people of any race were 3.12% of the population. There were 8,549 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were

living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $61,647, and the median income for a family was $68,043. Males had a median income of $46,939 versus $30,859 for females. The

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for the town was $26,031. About 2.1% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the

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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Caledonia is part of

Racine Unified School District Racine Unified School District (RUSD) is a school district serving the eastern portion of Racine County, Wisconsin. It encompasses a area, and serves the city of Racine and six other towns and villages, which had a combined population of 139, ...

. Schools serving sections of Caledonia for elementary school, all in Caledonia, include Gifford K–8 School, Olympia Brown Elementary School, and North Park Elementary School. K–8 schools serving sections for middle school include Gifford K–8 and Jerstad-Agerholm K–8 School, the latter in Racine. Senior high schools serving sections of Caledonia include J.I. Case High School in Mount Pleasant and

Horlick High School William Horlick High School (also known as Horlick or Racine Horlick High School) is a comprehensive public four-year high school in Racine, Wisconsin with an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students. The school opened to students in 1928, after ...

in Racine. Previously Gilmore Middle School in Racine served a section of Caledonia. The R.E.A.L. School in Sturtevant and Walden III Green School in Racine are

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6–12 schools serving the area. Religious private schools in the area include Saint Rita School (K–8) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, in Caledonia; and Trinity Lutheran School (K–8) in Racine. A 2015 referendum asked residents of Caledonia whether they wanted to secede from Racine Unified School District and create an independent school district, which passed. State Senator

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proposed that the school district should be divided into territorial districts, which was incorporated in Wisconsin's 2015 budget, ensuring that Caledonia received one school board representative.

Notable people

* Marcel Dandeneau (1931–2017), Wisconsin teacher and state legislator, lived in Caledonia; he served on the Caledonia town board for the Democratic Party and as chairman of the town board from 1992 - 1995'Wisconsin Blue Book 1977,' Biographical Sketch of Marcel Dandeneau, pg. 63

References

External links

* {{Geographic location , Center=Caledonia , North= Oak Creek , South= Franksville Villages in Racine County, Wisconsin Villages in Wisconsin Populated places established in 2006