92-592: The Kenosha Public Museum, in Kenosha, Wisconsin , features displays of fine art, decorative art, and natural science specimens. Founded in 1933, and opened to the public in 1936 the museum currently is located at Kenosha's lakefront. Aside from the collections, the Museum also hosts many classes, changing exhibits, workshops and events throughout the year. One major exhibit at the Kenosha Public Museum
184-583: A humid continental climate ( Köppen : Dfa , bordering on Dfb ) with warm summers and cold winters. The record high is 105 °F (41 °C), set in July 2012. The record low is −31 °F (−35 °C), set in January 1985. As of the census of 2020 , the population was 99,986. The population density was 3,529.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,362.8/km ). There were 41,641 housing units at an average density of 1,470.0 per square mile (567.6/km ). Ethnically,
276-873: A Kenosha Landmarks Commission, and among the many local city-designated landmarks are the 1929 YMCA, the Manor House, the John McCaffary House, the St. Matthew Episcopal Church, the Washington Park Clubhouse, the Ritacca Triplex, the Ritacca Service Station, and the Justin Weed House. Kenosha is in southeastern Wisconsin, bordered by Lake Michigan to the east, the village of Somers to the north,
368-461: A Racial Category (2023) NH=Non-Hispanic Racial Makeup of Hispanics in Kenosha (2023) As of the census of 2010, there were 99,218 people, 37,376 households, and 24,090 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,684.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,422.5/km ). There were 40,643 housing units at an average density of 1,509.2 per square mile (582.7/km ). The racial makeup of
460-589: A Senate bill, much of the political force behind the legislation came from Democratic Representative George Molinaro of Kenosha. In April 1966 a site-selection committee chose a 690-acre (280 ha) parcel of rolling farmland and woods near Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha County as the site of the new southeastern University of Wisconsin campus, from around half a dozen alternative options. On April 21, 1966, UW–Madison history professor Irvin Wyllie chose
552-549: A bill introduced in the State Assembly limited UW–Parkside enrollment to 30,000, with the university's master plan envisioning eventual enrollment of 25,000. In September 1969, the university accepted its first students, holding classes in Greenquist Hall. Enrollment across the three campus sites (including the two former two-year UW Centers in Kenosha and Racine) was 2,911. In November the same year, students chose
644-497: A collection of over 380,000 volumes, 19,000 audio visual titles, 972,991 microform pieces, over 80,000 electronic books, maintains subscriptions to 1200 periodicals, and offers access to over 200 databases, most of which are available remotely. The library is also home to the university archives and the Parkside Area Research Center (ARC). The ARC houses local and regional manuscript collections, including
736-458: A female householder with no husband present and 34.5% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city, the population included 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
828-428: A female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.17. The median age in the city was 33.5 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.9% were between
920-555: A fully indoor hydroponic facility within refurbished shipping containers in Kenosha. It is expected to be able to grow 2.4 million packages of fresh produce annually for distribution to the surrounding Chicago metro area and into the Milwaukee metro area. Tourists spent an estimated $ 196.6 million in Kenosha County in 2015, with the county ranking fourth in the state in tourist money generated. Downtown Kenosha sits along
1012-616: A large recreational marina, numerous parks and promenades, sculptures, fountains, the Kenosha Public Museum , and the Civil War Museum, all of which are connected by the Kenosha Electric Railway streetcar system . From the beginning of the 20th century through the 1930s, Italian, Irish, Polish, and German immigrants, many of them skilled craftsmen, made their way to the city and contributed to
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#17327802043841104-440: A meandering creek. The university also owns hundreds of acres of off-campus nature preserves in Kenosha and Racine Counties. The Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities, also known as "The Rita", underwent remodeling and expansion in 2012, with a goal of developing a creative and cultural hub for southeast Wisconsin with greater community access and new performance venues. The remodeling and expansion included
1196-636: A new music recital hall; a studio theater for smaller theater productions; galleries for art exhibitions; instructional studios for music, theater arts, and 2-D art programs; and expanded and upgraded classrooms. The Rita houses the UW–Parkside Theatre Arts Department, which caps the company at approximately 65 students. UW–Parkside is organized into four colleges: UW–Parkside offers more than 30 undergraduate majors and graduate-level degrees in business, applied molecular biology, information systems, and sustainable management. Housed within
1288-560: A new species of tiny parasitic worm in the Pike River and named it Acanthocephalus parksidei after the university. In June the same year, the first UW–Parkside Alumni Association was founded, for the around 1,200 alumni of the university. In July 1975, Alan E. Guskin, acting president of Clark University in Massachusetts, became the second chancellor of UW–Parkside. In Spring 1976, Gary Cole finished his basketball career with
1380-543: A nine-block radius. Downtown Kenosha is home to the Kenosha HarborMarket, a European-style farmer's market held mid-May through mid-October on 2nd Ave bisected by the 56th Street boulevard streetcar line. It hosts stalls with local food products and artisan creations. In addition, the downtown area has a collection of over 50 restaurants, bars, breweries, and shops of various kinds. Frank's Diner , which has been an attraction in downtown Kenosha since 1926,
1472-468: A notable increase in its homicide rate in 2021, with 14 recorded; nearly triple the city's average. The recorded homicide rate dropped in 2022, with 7 recorded that year. Kenosha's economy is fueled by its position within the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor. Nearly half of Kenosha's workforce commutes outside of Kenosha County to their employers. The Chicago-area commuter rail network Metra has
1564-646: A program to increase the number of employees with experience on the server. The computer was integrated into the management information systems curriculum in the Department of Business. Chancellor Smith resigned in May 1997 after three years in the post, and Gordon Lamb, president emeritus of Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, was named interim chancellor by UW System President Katharine Lyall . The university's fifth chancellor, John Keating, previously provost of
1656-580: A record 2,262 points (20.6 per game) and 1,177 rebounds. Cole, now known as Abdul Jeelani , went on to play for the Portland Trail Blazers and Dallas Mavericks . Around the same time, UW–Parkside race walker Jim Heiring was the university's first to compete in the United States Olympic trials in the 20-kilometer walk, narrowly missing out on a place in the team. He went on to become a six-time national champion and member of
1748-463: A route between Downtown Chicago and Kenosha. A 2016 study found that Kenosha's "out-commuters most likely work for positions in healthcare, manufacturing, professional/scientific and technical services. The majority of occupations included management, business/financial, and office/administrative support position", and 73 percent of out-commuters have a bachelor's degree or a higher level of education. Due to lower housing costs compared to other parts of
1840-461: A source of positivity as Kenosha faced hardships in 2020–2021. In the aftermath of the August 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake , protests, riots, and civil unrest occurred in Kenosha. Demonstrations were marked by daily peaceful protesting followed by confrontations with law enforcement and rioting , looting , vandalism , and arson at night. A state of emergency was declared on August 23, and
1932-575: A specialized device to "grow" crystallized human protein samples in the weightlessness of space, in the hope that the crystals will provide new information about the structure of proteins. In September 1991, UW–Parkside baseball coach Ken Oberbruner , who compiled a 332–229 record as coach from 1970 to 1991, died. His son Jamey was inducted into the UW–Parkside Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995 for his baseball career from 1978 to 1981. In July 1992, two UW–Parkside connected race walkers competed in
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#17327802043842024-486: A unanimous jury found Rittenhouse not guilty of the remaining charges. Following the verdict on November 19, some protests occurred in Kenosha but remained peaceful. Kenosha has 21 locations and four districts (Library Park Historic District, Third Avenue Historic District, Civic Center Historic District, and Pearl Street Historic District) listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The city has
2116-631: Is The Wisconsin Story, which features the Schaefer mammoth remains and a replica of the Hebior mammoth. The Schaefer mammoth is in the collections of the Kenosha Public Museum along with two other mammoths from Mud Lake and the Fenske site. The Schaefer and Hebior mammoths represents the earliest known interaction between man and mammoth, and were excavated by a team of professional archaeologists from all over
2208-568: Is home to multiple educational institutions, including the University of Wisconsin–Parkside , Herzing University , Carthage College , and Gateway Technical College . Residents of the city are called Kenoshans. The Potawatomi originally named the area Kenozia (also transcribed ginoozhe , kinoje ) "place of the pike ", while the Menominee referred to the place as Kenūsīw , meaning "Northern Pike". The early Ojibwa name
2300-466: Is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km ) is water. Kenosha is home to a mixture of blue and white collar workers as well as students who attend the local universities. Kenosha consists of neighborhoods divided into three regions - Downtown, Uptown, and West of I-94 (referred to by locals at "West of the I" or simply "the county"). The city's northside is home to both the University of Wisconsin–Parkside and Carthage College . Kenosha's downtown
2392-646: Is located along the Lake Michigan shoreline and consists of government buildings, parks, beaches, restaurants, shops, museums, and entertainment venues. The neighborhood of HarborPark is both a residential and commercial area. Directly south of the Downtown area is the neighborhood of Allendale. Uptown Kenosha consists of a largely blue-collar population and is a mixture of locally owned businesses and residential areas. Prominent Uptown neighborhoods include Brass, Lincoln Park, and Wilson Heights. Kenosha has
2484-716: Is one of two universities in the UW System not named for the city in which it is located, the other being UW–Stout . It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . UW–Parkside is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II for athletics. The athletic program is branded as the Parkside Rangers, and its teams wear forest green, black, and white. The Rangers compete in
2576-465: Is reported as Masu-kinoja " trout (pike) come all at once". These refer to the annual spawning of trout, in which thousands of fish entered the rivers from Lake Michigan, providing food for the coming months. Sites of early human habitation have been discovered in the Kenosha vicinity. It remains unclear if any sites pre-date the Clovis culture but, if so, those sites would be contemporaneous with
2668-704: Is the oldest diner in the United States and has been featured twice on Guy Fieri 's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives , once in 2007 and again in 2021. Residential developments have also provided added condominiums and apartments. Near downtown, the Kenosha Public Museum System includes the main Kenosha Public Museum , the Dinosaur Discovery Museum in association with Carthage College and the Smithsonian , and
2760-807: Is the student-run paper, available online and in print. WIPZ (101.5 FM ) is the on-campus radio station that broadcasts music, branded as Ranger Radio . As of May 29, 2020, the station suspended operations after filing the FCC 's Notification of Suspension. UW–Parkside is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Varsity sports for men and women include soccer, basketball, track, golf, and cross country. Men's varsity sports are baseball, and wrestling. Women's varsity sports are softball and volleyball. The athletic program has been branded as
2852-671: The New York Times Best Seller list. Around the same time the university began hosting a national computer Olympics. Coordinated by math professor Donald Piele, the competition is used to pick the United States team to compete in the annual International Olympiad in Informatics . By 1998, UW–Parkside teams had won four gold medals, six silver medals and nine bronze medals. In May 1993, the university awarded its first honorary doctor of humane letters degree to poet Gwendolyn Brooks . In May 1994, Chancellor Kaplan left
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2944-483: The Georgian Technical University . Later in the year, Chancellor Kaplan and Vice Chancellor John Stockwell traveled to Ile-Ife , Nigeria to agree final details of an exchange agreement with Obafemi Awolowo University . In April 1991, a human-protein experiment coordinated by Associate Chemistry Professor Z. Richard Korszun launched into orbit aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis . Korszun invented
3036-592: The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference . The history of University of Wisconsin–Parkside began on September 2, 1965, when the Wisconsin State Assembly approved Senate Bill 48, which mandated the creation of new collegiate institutions in northeastern Wisconsin and the Kenosha – Racine area "as soon as practicable". Governor Warren Knowles signed the bill into law. Although designated
3128-650: The National Guard was activated the following day. On August 25, a controversial shooting occurred during the unrest, leading to a polarized response. Both then-President Donald Trump and then-Presidential candidate Joe Biden visited Kenosha. Protests continued daily through August 29 with approximately 2,000 members of the National Guard assisting the city in restoring order. Damages exceeding $ 50 million occurred, with over 100 businesses affected. In November 2021, Kenosha once again became
3220-630: The Summer Olympics in Barcelona ; 1989 alumna Michelle Marter-Rohl finished 20th, and Debi Spino-Lawrence, a member of the university's race walking team, finished 26th. Marter-Rohl went on to compete in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, finishing 14th in the 10k race, the best US finisher. In the fall of 1992, UW–Parkside history professor Thomas Reeves published A Question of Character: A Life of John F. Kennedy , which spent several weeks on
3312-683: The University of Alaska-Fairbanks , began his tenure on July 1, 1998. In the early years of the new millennium, UW–Parkside was one of 64 universities nationwide, and the only one in Wisconsin, to be designated as an "engaged campus" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching . Keating stepped down as chancellor in 2008, but his named successor, Robert Felner, was asked to resign in Summer 2008 before he had taken over
3404-803: The Vincent F. Ruffolo Collection of Nash and AMC materials, the Irving Wallace collection, the David Kherdian collection, and the John Sullivan collection of Aviation materials, and documents on the history of UW–Parkside. Parkside's Library was named Library of the Year for 2017 by the Wisconsin Library Association . The university has three student housing facilities: Pike River Suites, Ranger Hall, and
3496-754: The Wisconsin glaciation . Paleo-Indians settled in the area at least 13,500 years ago. The first European settlers, part of the Western Emigration Company, arrived in the early 1830s, from Hannibal and Troy, New York , led by John Bullen Jr. , who sought to purchase enough land for a town. Thwarted in Milwaukee and Racine , the group arrived at Pike Creek on 6 June 1835, building log houses and later homes of frame, native stone, and brick. The first school and churches followed, with platting completed in 1836. As more settlers arrived and
3588-468: The 1980, 1984 and 1988 teams. In October 1976 the $ 3.7 million student union opened. In January 1980, six athletes became the inaugural members of the UW–Parkside Hall of Fame: Heiring; Jeelani; four-time All-American wrestler Ken Martin; Kim Merritt , the first UW–Parkside woman All-American distance runner; marathoner Lucien Rosa ; and wrestler Bill West. In February 1981, the university established
3680-487: The 20th century. Like some other Rust Belt cities, Kenosha lost these factories in the 1980s, causing it to gradually transition into a services-based economy. In the 2010s, the city and surrounding county have benefited from an expanding economy and increased job growth. It is home to the headquarters of the Fortune 1000 tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc. , as well as the clothing company Jockey International . Kenosha
3772-632: The American Alliance of Museums, certified Travel Green Wisconsin destinations and are an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program. Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha ( / k ə ˈ n oʊ ʃ ə / ) is a city in and the seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin , United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 99,986, which made it the fourth-most populous city in Wisconsin. Situated on
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3864-543: The Biomedical Research Institute. Over the next decade, members of the institute were awarded nearly $ 4 million in research grants. In September 1981, in response to a shortage of nurses, UW–Parkside and UW–Milwaukee enrolled the first students in a cooperative program allowing students to earn a UW–Milwaukee nursing degree by taking courses at UW–Parkside, which became a model for the UW System. In June 1983, researcher Ross Gundersen demonstrated for
3956-521: The Chicago metropolitan area, Kenosha is a popular relocation area those wanting to benefit from high paying jobs and a lower cost of living. Snap-on Tools world headquarters and Jockey International corporate headquarters are in Kenosha. Kenosha has a number of light industrial and distribution companies in outlying business parks . Amazon , Rustoleum , Uline , Associated Wholesale Grocers , and others have warehouses and distribution centers located in Kenosha. In 2022, Square Roots farm opened
4048-932: The College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies is the Institute for Professional Educator Development, which offers courses leading to teacher certification in early adolescence through adolescence in several specializations. In 2020, UW–Parkside was ranked #164-#215 in National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report . As of 2023, Parkside is ranked, in the midwestern category, #28 in Top Performers on Social Mobility and #41 in Top Public Schools. The University Library, located in Wyllie Hall, houses
4140-486: The Irving Wallace Collection, including plays, screenplays, photographs and other materials. The next month ground was broken for the first two buildings of the new campus. Thirty-one parcels of land were acquired for the $ 6.5 million first phase of the construction project, mostly through condemnation . The first building was finished in time to hold classes in the fall of 1969. The rest of the campus
4232-618: The KIN. In March 2022, Evers officially announced $ 15 million in funding toward the KIN, which is expected to take 8–10 years to be fully completed and will include the collaboration of UW-Parkside, Carthage College, Gateway Technical College, and Herzing University. Kenosha's four downtown museums, the Kenosha Public Museum , the Civil War Museum and the Dinosaur Discovery Museum , and the Kenosha Historical Center are Smithsonian Institution affiliates. Completed in 2001,
4324-733: The Kenosha Civil War Museum. On Simmons Island, the Kenosha History Center and adjacent Maritime Museum offer memorabilia from the city's nautical past. In February 2020, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced $ 10 million in state funding toward the proposed Kenosha STEM Innovation Center within the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood (KIN), which is a currently planned 60,000 sq. ft. building to be constructed on
4416-462: The Kenosha Public Museum is on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Its main exhibit is a prehistoric woolly mammoth skeleton uncovered in western Kenosha in 1992. Cut-marks on its bones indicate that the animals were butchered by humans using stone tools. Carbon dating indicates their age to be 12,500 radiocarbon years old or 14,500 calendar years old, one thousand radiocarbon years earlier than
4508-463: The Kenosha city council approved a crosstown extension of the system incorporating the existing route between 48th and 61st Streets on both 6th and 8th Avenues. On December 7, 2021, "Carl the Kenosha Turkey", a turkey who had become a social media sensation and local icon, was hit by a vehicle and killed. The turkey was named the city's unofficial mascot in 2020 and was seen by some as
4600-451: The Lake Michigan lakefront. In recent years, organizations such as Downtown Kenosha Inc. (DKI) manage the day-to-day economic development efforts, business support and promotional activities for the district. In 2023, a $ 450 million development to the downtown area was approved by the city council. The development plan will include thousands of apartments, condominiums, office buildings, retail spaces, hotels, and government buildings all within
4692-630: The Minnesota State University System, became UW–Parkside's third chancellor the following July. In December 1987, the university's biological sciences Professor Chong-maw Chen, a researcher on plant hormones and genetic engineering, was named one of six Wisconsin Distinguished Professors by the Board of Regents, and later reappointed in 1993. The following September, the entire Biological Sciences Department
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#17327802043844784-518: The Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities, the Student Center, the Sports & Activity Center, Ranger Hall, University Apartments, and Pike River Suites. Recent renovations and expansions to the Sports & Activity Center, Student Center, Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities, and the newly constructed Pike River Suites blended the updates into the existing architecture. The campus has hundreds of acres of restored prairies , mature oak and maple forests, and
4876-448: The Student Center and Molinaro Hall, is nicknamed "The Bridge." Nationally known architect Gyo Obata developed the campus master plan with a major library/learning center at its heart. The original buildings, constructed between 1967 and 1976, occupy a small portion of the 700-acre (283 ha) campus, which lies in Kenosha County . The campus comprises 15 buildings, including Wyllie Hall, Greenquist Hall, Molinaro Hall, Tallent Hall,
4968-427: The UW–Parkside basketball team set four NCAA records with the new three-point shot during a 121–95 win over Lakeland College : most three-point shots completed by one player (14), most attempts by one team (70), most completions by one team (25) and most three-point attempts by both teams (77). In March 1991, university officials traveled to Tbilisi , Georgia , to initiate an exchange agreement between UW–Parkside and
5060-577: The University Apartments. Built in 2009, Pike River Suites is the newest residence hall at UW–Parkside. It can house approximately 250 residents. Ranger Hall is a traditional-style residence hall and can house approximately 410 residents. Most rooms are designed to house up to two students, though there are a limited number of single rooms available. The University Apartments is an apartment-style residence hall that can house approximately 370 student residents. It consists of seven separate buildings, each with 6 to 10 four-bedroom apartments. The Ranger News
5152-421: The age of 18, 13.3% were above of the age of 65, and the gender makeup was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. 9.0% of residents were foreign born. 88.4% of residents possessed a high school education and 25.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. The medium household income was $ 56,113, with 15.6% of residents living below the poverty line. Racial Makeup of Kenosha (2023) Racial Makeup of Kenosha treating Hispanics as
5244-598: The ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. The 2010 census reported that 51 percent of Kenosha residents moved in from other cities and states. The Chamber of Commerce attributed this to the city's museums, lakeshore attractions, cultural and work opportunities, its public-school system, transportation amenities, and relatively lower costs-of-living. The importance of manufacturing jobs in Kenosha continues to diminish with only 11.7 percent or 7,769 of
5336-423: The award. In 1987, Renault sold its controlling interest in AMC to Chrysler Corporation , which had already contracted with AMC for the production of its M-body midsized cars at the Kenosha plant. The AMC Lakefront plant (1960–1988), a smaller facility, was demolished in 1990 (a chimney-demolition ceremony that June drew 10,000 spectators) and was redeveloped into HarborPark. The area now hosts lakeside condominiums,
5428-400: The city was 77.1% White , 10.0% African American , 0.6% Native American , 1.7% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 6.8% from other races , and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 16.3% of the population. There were 37,376 households, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 15.9% had
5520-463: The city was 83.6% White, 7.7% African American , 0.4% Native American , 1.0% Asian , <0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.8% from other races and 2.4% from two or more races. 10.0% of the population were Hispanic of any race. 25.5% were of German , 11.5% Italian , 7.1% Irish and 6.6% Polish ancestry. There were 34,411 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them: 47.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had
5612-441: The city's construction, culture, architecture, music, and literature. In June 1993, the city installed reproductions of the historic Sheridan LeGrande street lights that were specially designed for Kenosha by Westinghouse Electric in 1928; these can be seen on Sixth Avenue between 54th Street and 59th Place. A classic two-mile (3.2 km) downtown electric streetcar system was opened on June 17, 2000, and on September 22, 2014,
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#17327802043845704-457: The effects of a proposed Navy communications system, Project Sanguine , on the cells of slime mold . Since then, the three researchers and others have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in further grants to study the effects of the communication system on living organisms. In Summer 1972, UW–Parkside runner Lucien Rosa competed in the Olympic marathon in Munich , representing his home country of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka ). He later became
5796-461: The empty 107 acre site of the former Chrysler factory. It will serve as a multi-purpose building dedicated to education, workforce development, and entrepreneurial opportunities. In December 2020, the city announced a plan for the KIN. In July 2021, the federal government awarded Kenosha $ 4.9 million in federal CARES Act funds toward the neighborhood, and in November, Mayor John Antaramian announced that Lakeview Technology Academy would relocate to
5888-404: The first post office was established, the village was known as Pike Creek, then renamed Southport in 1837, a name which lives on as a southeast-side neighborhood, park, and elementary school, and has been adopted by several businesses. The area became an important Great Lakes shipping port. In 1850, the village changed its name from Southport to Kenosha, which is its current name. The name Kenosha
5980-456: The first time that a substance released by developing muscle tissue exerts an attraction on growing spinal nerves, illustrating that growing nerves communicate with the muscles to which they eventually attach. That year the university enrolled a record 6,008 students. In September 1985, Chancellor Guskin left UW–Parkside to become president of Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio , and Sheila I. Kaplan, vice chancellor for academic affairs in
6072-429: The head men's cross country and track coach at the university. In September that year, the Library/Learning Center and the Physical Education Building opened to the public. The library's collection included 200,000 books and 1,700 periodicals, and later grew to include more than 365,000 volumes, 1,680 periodicals, 4,720 maps and 11,600 audio/visual titles. In March 1973, assistant life sciences professor Omar Amin discovered
6164-406: The name "Rangers" for the university's athletics teams. In May 1970, a host of dignitaries were invited to officially dedicate the new university at the end of its first year. In June the first cohort of 36 students graduated at a modest ceremony in Greenquist Hall with 500 attendees. George Becker of Kenosha was the first to receive his diploma. In April 1971 the first UW–Parkside student government
6256-485: The name University of Wisconsin–Parkside for the campus, writing that: "No place can go anywhere tagged the Petrifying Springs Campus, or snide variations thereof: Putrifying Springs, Stupefying Springs". In May the same year, Wyllie was named the first chancellor by UW President Fred Harvey Harrington . In October 1977, author Irving Wallace , a Kenosha native, donated a collection of his books, manuscripts, correspondence, awards and other items to UW–Parkside to establish
6348-432: The nearly 700-acre (280 ha) campus. The project later included a printed guide and signs marking more than 140 species of trees. In May 1996, UW–Parkside was granted professional accreditation of its School of Business by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In the Fall of that year, International Business Machines (IBM) donated an AS/400 computer worth $ 353,000 to UW–Parkside as part of
6440-477: The new company became Nash Motors . In 1973, residents in the Town of Pleasant Prairie sought to have territory annexed and rezoned to allow for the industrial development of agricultural property. In the ensuing legal battle between Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie, the town accused the city of improperly coercing or bribing agricultural property owners to file for rezoning and annexation in order to obtain city water and electric services that could not be provided by
6532-445: The new post office in 1933, it became the Kenosha Public Museum. In 2001, the museum moved to a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m) new building designed by Engberg Anderson. The architectural design is meant to reflect the shape of the glaciers that shaped the surrounding countryside. The Kenosha Public Museum is part of a museum system also including the Dinosaur Discovery Museum and the Civil War Museum. The museums are accredited by
6624-494: The population was 19.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race. When grouping both Hispanic and non-Hispanic people together by race, the city was 67.9% White , 10.8% Black or African American , 1.9% Asian , 0.5% Native American , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 7.3% from other races , and 11.5% from two or more races. The 2020 census population of the city included 592 people incarcerated in adult correctional facilities and 1,790 people in student housing. 24.6% of residents were under
6716-430: The position, as he was involved in a federal criminal investigation into possible misuse of funds, related to his time as dean of the University of Louisville 's College of Education and Human Development. The investigation included an FBI raid at UW–Parkside of the papers Felner was storing there in preparation for his new job. Lane R. Earns became UW–Parkside's Interim Chancellor on August 25, 2008, and Deborah Ford became
6808-469: The previously-accepted presence of humans in the Americas . The museum also displays other ice age and fine art exhibits. A second permanent exhibit on local ecosystems and the history of museums and science opened in 2019. The Kenosha History Center is adjacent to the 1917 city water treatment plant on Simmons Island adjoining the 1866 Kenosha Light Station . It showcases the history of Kenosha from
6900-429: The southwestern shore of Lake Michigan , Kenosha is a satellite city located roughly 40 miles (64 km) south of Milwaukee and 66 miles (106 km) north of Chicago and has significant cultural and economic connections to both cities. Interstate 94 runs along Kenosha's western border. Kenosha was once a center of industrial activity; it was home to large automotive factories which fueled its economy during
6992-891: The state of Wisconsin during the years 1992–1994. The actual Hebior mammoth remains are in the collection of the Milwaukee Public Museum, however, the Friends of the Museum provided the funds for the Kenosha Public Museum to acquire a replica. The Wisconsin Story exhibit also features Native Americans through time, the coming of Europeans to Wisconsin and a Potawatomi village in four seasons. Exhibit galleries house changing works of art created by masters, as well as locally-known artists. Usually, certain wings and galleries do not house permanent collections, but rather display exhibitions such as "Rembrandt: States, Fakes, and Restrikes", an Inuit art display, or traveling exhibitions like "Sustainable Shelter." The Kenosha Public Museum
7084-399: The subject of worldwide attention as the jury trial of Kyle Rittenhouse , the defendant in the 2020 unrest shooting, commenced. As part of the city's emergency preparedness, over 500 members of the National Guard were activated ahead of the verdict. Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed Rittenhouse's unlawful possession charge and the curfew violation charge for being legally unsupported, and
7176-682: The time of Native American settlements and the first European settlements to the present day. The 1906 Kenosha North Pier Light sits just east. University of Wisconsin%E2%80%93Parkside 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-time faculty. The university offers 33 undergraduate majors and 11 master's degrees in 22 academic departments. UW–Parkside
7268-415: The total workforce of 66,362 area residents involved, a decline of 22 percent since 1990 and much lower than the statewide percentage of 16.4 percent. The biggest surge in Kenosha employment by percentage has been in the white-collar workforce. From 1990 to 2017, the percentage of Kenosha's workforce in business and professional services grew nearly fivefold from 3.2% of the workforce to 11%, while statewide
7360-523: The town. The town argued that industrial development would jeopardize the town's residential nature. The court found the annexation proper, with no illicit bribes or improper conduct by the city. In partnership with French automaker Renault , AMC manufactured several models in Kenosha in the early 1980s, including the Alliance , which won the 1983 "Car of The Year" award from Motor Trend . Two decades earlier, AMC's 1963 Rambler Classic had also received
7452-515: The trend was slightly more than double. The growth has been both to due new office developments in the city, but also due to new suburban developments as Illinois workers seek more affordable housing. As of the census of 2000, there were 90,352 people, 34,411 households, and 22,539 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,795.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,465.3/km ). There were 36,004 housing units at an average density of 1,512.3 per square mile (583.9/km ). The racial makeup of
7544-626: The university to become president of the Metropolitan State University of Denver , and was succeeded by Eleanor J. Smith, vice president for academic affairs and provost at the William Paterson College of New Jersey. In 1994, in a project that grew from the university's 25th anniversary celebration, the UW–Parkside Nature Trail was created, including 10 geological and historical markers around
7636-414: The university's sixth chancellor on August 1, 2009. The university has had six chancellors: Irvin G. Wyllie (1966–74), Alan Guskin (1975–85), Sheila Kaplan (1986–93), Eleanor J. Smith (1994–97), John P. Keating (1998–2008), and Deborah L. Ford (2009–2023) UW–Parkside is a complex of buildings with the main academic buildings and its student center connected by skyways , where one walkway, that between
7728-540: The university. The University of Wisconsin–Parkside was officially founded the following month, taking administrative control of the two-year UW centers in Racine and Kenosha. Classes were held on the two-year centers, which were later disbanded. In December, the Board of Regents named the administration building on Wood Road for Bernard Tallent, dean of the UW–Kenosha center from 1948 until his death in 1965. In February 1969,
7820-504: The village of Bristol to the west, and the village of Pleasant Prairie to the south. Kenosha's passenger train station is the last stop on Chicago's Union Pacific North Metra Line . Kenosha is 32 miles south of Milwaukee and 49 miles north of Chicago . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 27.03 square miles (70.01 km ), of which 26.93 square miles (69.75 km )
7912-445: Was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The city's violent crime rate for 2018 was 338.18 per 100,000 people, a 15.94% decline from 2017. In 2019, there were 5 reported homicides and an overall 1,888 crimes per 100,000 people, 7.0% higher than the overall crime rate for Wisconsin but lower than the national average of 2,489 per 100,000 people. Kenosha saw
8004-560: Was adapted from the Chippewa word kinoje (pike or pickerel). Between 1902 and 1988, Kenosha produced millions of automobiles and trucks including makes and models such as Jeffery , Rambler , Nash , Hudson , LaFayette , and American Motors Corporation (AMC). In May 1954, Nash acquired Detroit-based Hudson and the new firm was named American Motors Corporation . A 47-acre (190,000 m ) westside park and an elementary school are named for Charles W. Nash. A prototype steam car
8096-731: Was built in Kenosha by the Sullivan-Becker engineering firm in 1900. Two years later, the Thomas B. Jeffery Company , builders of the Sterling bicycle, began production of the Rambler runabout. In 1902, Rambler and Oldsmobile were the first cars to employ mass-production techniques. The 1903 Rambler was also the first US-built production automobile to use a steering wheel , rather than the then-common tiller -controlled steering. Auto executive Charles W. Nash purchased Jeffery in 1916 and
8188-504: Was designated a Center of Excellence by the same board, and approval was granted for the university to offer a master's degree in applied molecular biology, including the study of advanced techniques in cloning, gene splicing and isolating traits on genetic material. In December 1988, professor of engineering science George Perdikaris was also named a Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Applied Science. In February 1989,
8280-687: Was elected, and in October that year the State Legislature approved a bill to merge the four-campus University of Wisconsin with the Wisconsin State Universities, creating the University of Wisconsin System . The move had a profound effect on the growth of the UW–Parkside campus. In December 1971, three UW–Parkside researchers, Eugene Goodman, Ben Greenebaum and Michael Marron, received a United States Navy grant to study
8372-454: Was finished in 1976 with the opening of the Union. Also in 1967, the historic Chiwaukee Prairie in the south of Kenosha County was named a state natural area as The Nature Conservancy Inc., and began donating the land to UW–Parkside. In June 1968, the university's library opened with 70,000 volumes. A part of the library's collection was stored in a barn on one of the former farms purchased for
8464-437: Was first located on the southwest corner of 56th Street and Eighth Avenue, behind the current Post Office building, in a one-story Beaux Arts building. This building, designed by James Knox Taylor , was completed between 1908 and 1910. The building was moved in 1933, one foot at a time, across the street to its current location at 5608 10th Avenue. Originally, the building served as the city's Post Office, but upon completion of
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