:''There is also the
Town of Mount Pleasant in
Green County.''
Mount Pleasant is a village in
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. It is located approximately south of
Milwaukee
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and north of
Chicago
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. As of the
2020 census, the village's population was 27,732.
History
The community was established as the Town of Mount Pleasant in 1842 when a small group of residents met to organize the settlement. In 1972, Mount Pleasant adopted its zoning ordinance, which established significant locally controlled development. On September 16, 2003, Mount Pleasant incorporated as a village following a referendum passed by the residents.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.
Local Area Code is 262.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 26,197 people, 11,136 households, and 7,395 families living in the village. The
population density
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was . There were 11,827 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 86.0%
White
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, 6.7%
African American
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, 0.2%
Native American, 2.1%
Asian, 2.9% from
other races, and 2.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 8.3% of the population.
There were 11,136 households, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were
married couples
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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.86.
The median age in the village was 45.8 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 23,142 people, 9,453 households, and 6,513 families living in the village. The
population density
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was 662.6 people per square mile (255.8/km
2). There were 9,768 housing units at an average density of 279.7 per square mile (108.0/km
2). The racial makeup of the village was 89.17%
White
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, 6.39%
African American
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, 0.26%
Native American, 1.21%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.83% from
other races, and 1.11% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 4.96% of the population.
There were 9,453 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were
married couples
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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $52,869, and the median income for a family was $63,937. Males had a median income of $47,871 versus $31,317 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the village was $27,123. About 2.9% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
In October 2017,
Foxconn
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (), Trade name, doing business as Hon Hai Technology Group () in Taiwan, Foxconn Technology Group () in China, and Foxconn () internationally, is a Taiwanese multinational corporation, multinational electron ...
announced that it would build a $10 billion flat-panel TV campus in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant offered $860 million in tax incentives to attract Foxconn, borrowing funds to do so.
Mount Pleasant also declared some residential areas as '
blighted' to require residents to vacate the project area.
Larger landowners were privately offered up to 5x their assessed value, while smaller landowners were later offered 1.4x assessed value at time of assessment, which in some cases ended up being less than actual value. A number of landowners sued to stop the village's use of eminent domain laws to benefit a private company. Construction was targeted to begin in the second quarter of 2018. The plan for the campus is to expand in phases over five or more years.
In March 2019, with construction still not started, Foxconn announced that they intend to have a functional plant by the end of 2020, though the plant would be smaller than originally planned.
In November 2020, construction lagged. According to the company, this was due to problems related to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Even with only partial construction, estimates were that Foxconn would be the biggest tax payer in the county. The company has still not made clear exactly what will be produced on the 1,000-acre campus.
In August 2023, ''
The Washington Post
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'' noted that the plant ''still'' wasn't built and in a July 2024 article briefly referenced the continued absence of the plant there.
Numerous critics have cited the case of the Foxconn project as an example of some of the most egregious
corporate welfare
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and as an abuse of
eminent domain
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. As reported in ''
National Review
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'', "...
he worstis when governments accompany subsidies with the eminent-domain seizure of citizens’ property...
s with the case of Foxconn in Wisconsin.."
Government
The Village of Mount Pleasant is governed by a six-member board of trustees and a village president. The president and the board are elected at-large for a term of two years per member. The board enacts local ordinances and approves the village budget. Mount Pleasant has an elected village-wide municipal judge.
Village services include a full-time police department, full-time consolidated fire department (South Shore Fire Department), highway/public works department, and in-house building, planning, development, engineering, and finance departments. The village operates and maintains its own sanitary sewer and storm water utilities, with municipal drinking water provided by the city of
Racine.
For federal representation, Mount Pleasant is part of
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southeastern Wisconsin, covering Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin, Racine County, and most of ...
, represented by
Bryan Steil
Bryan George Steil ( ; born March 3, 1981) is an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician from Janesville, Wisconsin. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 1st congressiona ...
(R). Wisconsin's two U.S. senators are
Ron Johnson
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(R) and
Tammy Baldwin
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(D).
In Wisconsin's lower state legislative chamber, the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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, nearly all of Mount Pleasant is contained within
Wisconsin's 66th Assembly district, represented by
Greta Neubauer (D). A small part of northeastern Mount Pleasant falls within the
62nd Assembly district, represented by
Robert Wittke (R). In Wisconsin's upper chamber, the
Wisconsin Senate
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, the area represented by the 66th Assembly district falls within
Wisconsin's 22nd Senate district
The 22nd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of eastern Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County and southeast Racine County, Wisconsin, Raci ...
, represented by
Robert Wirch
Robert W. Wirch (born November 16, 1943) is an American Democratic politician from Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 22nd Senate district since 1997. He previously served two terms in t ...
(D). The area represented by the 62nd Assembly district falls within the
21st Senate district, represented by
Van H. Wanggaard
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(R).
*Fire Protection/Ambulance Service from the South Shore Fire Department
*Police Service from the Mount Pleasant Police Department and Racine County Sheriff
Education
Mount Pleasant's public schools are managed by the
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, ...
. Several elementary schools serve sections of the town, including Dr. Jones, West Ridge, Schulte, and Gifford
K–8 School. Two K–8 schools, Mitchell and Gifford, serve sections for middle school.
Case High School is in Mount Pleasant and serves almost all of the area, while some parts are zoned to
Park High School in Racine.
The
University of Wisconsin–Parkside
The University of Wisconsin–Parkside (UW Parkside or UWP) is a public university in Somers, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and has 4,644 students, 161 full-time faculty, and 89 lecturers and part-ti ...
is located two miles south of Mount Pleasant in
Kenosha
Kenosha () is a city in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is the fourth-most populous city in Wisconsin, with a population of 99,986 at the 2020 census. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Ke ...
.
Gateway Technical College
Gateway Technical College is a public technical college in southeastern Wisconsin. It is one of the largest members of the state-run Wisconsin Technical College System, serving Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties.
With over 20,000 student ...
is nearby.
Notable people
*
Alyssa Marie Bohm, chosen as the 2019 Miss Wisconsin
*
Henry Herzog, Wisconsin State Representative, businessman, and farmer, owned a farm in the Town of Mount Pleasant
*
August Piper, Wisconsin State Representative and farmer was born in the Town of Mount Pleasant; Piper served as chairman of the Mount Pleasant Town Board
['August J. Piper Is Dead,' ''Racine Journal Times'', July 12, 1945, pg. 1]
*
Fred Venturelli,
NFL
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player, was buried in Mount Pleasant
References
External links
Village of Mount PleasantRacine County Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Villages in Racine County, Wisconsin
Villages in Wisconsin