Somers, Wisconsin
Somers, Wisconsin | |
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 Location of Somers in Kenosha County, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′17″N 87°52′17″W / 42.62139°N 87.87139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Kenosha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.30 sq mi (65.53 km2) |
| • Land | 25.28 sq mi (65.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 600 |
| • Estimate (2019)[3] | 8,371 |
| • Density | 331.09/sq mi (127.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-74650[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1584173[2] |
| Website | somers |
Somers is a village[6] in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population in 2018 was an estimated 8,359.[7] Somers has a post office with ZIP code 53171.[5]
The village of Somers was incorporated on April 24, 2015, following a local election that favored incorporation.[8] While the village originally only included the eastern half of the town's former boundaries, it now includes almost all of the original town; the remainder is still a town and is slated to become part of Kenosha by 2035.[9][10]
History
The community was originally named Pike on April 15, 1843, by an act of the Wisconsin territorial legislature,[11] and became Somers in 1851.[12]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 25.274 square miles (65.46 km2), of which 25.257 square miles (65.42 km2) are land and 0.017 square miles (0.044 km2) are water.[13]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2019 (est.) | 8,371 | [3] | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[14] | |||
Berryville
Berryville is a residential and business community located in the eastern part of the village, at the intersection of Kenosha County Highway A (7th Street) and Highway 32 (Sheridan Road). The community was named for the proliferation of strawberry farms in the area.[15] The Berryville School was a community fixture into the 1980s, when it was demolished for new housing. Adjacent to the school to the south was the Mid-City Outdoor Theatre (1948-1984), one of Wisconsin's first drive-in theatres.[16]
Education
- Shoreland Lutheran High School is a private Christian high school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).
Notable people
- William H. Flett, Wisconsin legislator[17]
- Margaret Landon, author of Anna and the King of Siam
- Drue Leyton, actress, writer, member of the French Resistance[18]
- Conrad Shearer, Wisconsin legislator[19]
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Brines, Jon (24 May 2015). "Somers Village Board gets off to rocky start". Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 (PEPANNRES): Wisconsin Incorporated Places". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Incorporation". Village and Town of Somers. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Proposed Village Incorporation (PDF) (Map). Town of Somers. February 23, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Somers Town & Village Boundaries (PDF) (Map). Village and Town of Somers. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1843/related/territory_acts/43act_p58_59.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1851/related/acts/213.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions - Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 44.
- ^ Kenosha Placenames
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1911,' Biographical Sketch of William H. Flett, pg. 648
- ^ 'Drue Leyton; Actress, Member of the French Resistance,' Los Angeles Times, February 11, 1997
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1923,' Biographical Sketch of Conrad Shearer, pg. 625
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Coordinates: 42°38′25″N 87°54′37″W / 42.64028°N 87.91028°W
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