Yorkville is a village and former town in Racine County,

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, United States. The population was 3,246 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Ives Grove, Sylvania, and Yorkville are located in the town.

History

The town was founded primarily by farmers immigrating from

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, England.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 34.4 square miles (89.0 km²), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,291 people, 1,123 households, and 917 families residing in the town. The

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was 95.9 people per square mile (37.0/km²). There were 1,153 housing units at an average density of 33.6 per square mile (13.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.12%

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, 0.24%

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, 0.15% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population. There were 1,123 households, out of which 35.2% had

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ren under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were

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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $62,076, and the median income for a family was $63,867. Males had a median income of $46,232 versus $29,500 for females. The

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for the town was $23,895. About 2.3% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Yorkville Elementary School is a K–8 school with a staff of 47.

Notable people

John Bosustow John Bosustow (December 28, 1817 – July 25, 1880) was an American politician. Born in Paul, Cornwall, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Bosustow settled in Yorkville, Wisconsin Territory, US. He served on the Racine County, Wisco ...

, member of the

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'Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,' volume 9, Lyman Copeland Draper, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1909, Wisconsin Necrology-1880, pg. 449-450 *

Emmy Fink Emmeline Katherine "Emmy" Fink is an American broadcast television reporter and presenter. She hosted the tourism show '' Discover Wisconsin'' from 2011–2013, as well as other programs in that state. Biography Fink was born in Yorkville, Wisc ...

, TV personality *

William Vail Moore William Vail Moore was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Moore was born on January 15, 1818, in Minisink, New York. He moved to what is now Yorkville, Wisconsin. There, he was a farmer by trade. ...

, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

References

External links

Village of Yorkville government websiteGreater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce
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