Williams Bay is a village in
Walworth CountyWalworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 93,759. Its county seat is Elkhorn.-Geography:According to the U.S...
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WisconsinWisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 2,415 at the 2000 census.
Williams Bay is located at (42.574208, -88.543690).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the village has a total area of 3.5
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (9.0 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (23.70%) is water.
Williams Bay is one of three incorporated villages on
Geneva LakeGeneva Lake is a body of freshwater in southeastern Wisconsin in Walworth county. On its shores are the cities of Lake Geneva, Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, and the village of Williams Bay.Commonly known as the iceboat capital of the world...
.
Williams Bay is a village in
Walworth CountyWalworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 93,759. Its county seat is Elkhorn.-Geography:According to the U.S...
,
WisconsinWisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 2,415 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Williams Bay is located at (42.574208, -88.543690).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the village has a total area of 3.5
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (9.0 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (23.70%) is water.
History
Williams Bay is one of three incorporated villages on
Geneva LakeGeneva Lake is a body of freshwater in southeastern Wisconsin in Walworth county. On its shores are the cities of Lake Geneva, Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, and the village of Williams Bay.Commonly known as the iceboat capital of the world...
. Much of the area was settled in the late 19th century and early 20th century as a vacation spot for wealthy
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...
ans. During the latter part of the 20th century, Williams Bay (and the surrounding lakes area) saw an explosive housing boom. The population has nearly doubled within the past 30 years as more people are finding its slow-paced, relaxed style attractive.
Williams Bay is home to a beautiful lake-side park including a beach (including new beach house built in 2006). The park also has a public boat launching facility.
Transportation
No public transportation presently serves Williams Bay, but until the 1960s, it was the terminus of the
Chicago and North Western RailwayThe Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s...
. The line also had stops in Como,
Lake GenevaLake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census. A resort city located on Geneva Lake, it is southwest of Milwaukee, and popular with tourists from metropolitan Chicago and Milwaukee.-History:...
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Genoa CityGenoa City is a village located in Kenosha, and Walworth Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, 43 miles south-southwest of Milwaukee. The population was 1,949 at the 2000 census....
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RichmondRichmond is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,091 at the 2000 census. The current village president is Lauri Olson.-History:...
, and
McHenry, IllinoisMcHenry is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. At the 2005 census, the city population was 24,631. McHenry was at one time the county seat of McHenry County. McHenry was named for Major William McHenry, an old Indian fighter....
. A nature park now exists where the railroad once had a station and yards, but the right-of-way is still discernible in some areas.
Education
- The public schools include Williams Bay Elementary and Williams Bay High School
Williams Bay High School is a 4 year high school located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. School enrollment usually hovers around 181 students. The school district currently serves the village of Williams Bay, and the towns of Delavan , Linn , Walworth , and Geneva....
. There is one private school that services K-12, Faith Christian School
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 2,415 people, 993 households, and 639 families residing in the village. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 912.6 people per square mile (351.9/km²). There were 1,772 housing units at an average density of 669.6/sq mi (258.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.18% White, 0.50% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.73% of the population.
There were 993 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,450, and the median income for a family was $60,573. Males had a median income of $45,750 versus $24,875 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the village was $26,231. About 5.3% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
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