Eagle Lake is a

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(CDP) in the town of

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, Racine County,

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, United States. The population was 1,251 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Eagle Lake is located at (42.697369, -88.133741). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (27.00%) is water Racine County's Eagle Lake Park is located on the north side of the lake. The park's entrance is found on Church Road, approximately one quarter of a mile west of Wisconsin Highway 75. Eagle Lake Park includes green space, a public boat launch, a baseball/softball diamond, several picnic areas (including a covered partitioned pavilion), restrooms, as well as playground equipment.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,320 people, 483 households, and 351 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 603.2 people per square mile (232.7/km²). There were 619 housing units at an average density of 282.9/sq mi (109.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.68%

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, 0.38%

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, 0.83% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 1.14% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.61% of the population. There were 483 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were

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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,650, and the median income for a family was $47,800. Males had a median income of $38,542 versus $29,554 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,540. About 2.9% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the

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, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Eagle Lake, Wisconsin

Eagle Lake Manor Community Association
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