Mukwonago, Wisconsin

Mukwonago /mʌˈkwɒnəɡoʊ/ is a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 8,262 at the 2020 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Mukwonago in Waukesha County, with a small portion extending into the Town of East Troy in Walworth County. Of its population, 8,040 are in Waukesha County and 222 are in Walworth County.

The area was originally a Native American village and the tribal seat of the Bear Clan of the Potawatomi Indians. The name "Mukwonago" is derived from mequanego which translates to bear's den. The spelling "Mukwonago" was adopted in 1844 because of the similarity to nearby Mequon. Many of the streets and roads are named after the city's founders, such as Ira Blood, Major Jessie Meacham, Sewall Andrews, and Thomas Sugden.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.11 square miles (21.00 km2), of which, 7.90 square miles (20.46 km2) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) is water.

It is situated at the southwestern flank of the sprawling Vernon Marsh, and encircles Upper and Lower Phantom Lake(s). The lakes lie midway along the Mukwonago River from its source springs to its meeting with the Fox River, which travels further southeast through Big Bend and beyond. Upper (110 Acres) and Lower Phantom (373 Acres) Lakes are part of the Village of Mukwonago, managed by Phantom Lakes Management District (PhantomLakes.us).

Mukwonago has a hot summer and a cold winter (Köppen classification) humid continental climate.

At the 2020 census there were 8,262 people, 3,126 households, and 2,021 families living in the village. The population density was 931.0 inhabitants per square mile (359.5/km2). There were 3,474 housing units at an average density of 533.3 per square mile (206.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 89.0% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.0% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and 4.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.0%.

Of the 3,126 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no spouse present, 1.5% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.1% of households were one person and 12.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.30.

The median age in the village was 40.3 years; 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.0% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

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