96-653: Thiensville is a village in Ozaukee County , Wisconsin , United States. Located on the west bank of a bend in the Milwaukee River , the community is bordered on all sides by the City of Mequon and is a suburb in the Milwaukee metropolitan area . The population was 3,290 at the 2020 census . Thiensville was the site of a Potawatomi village in the early 19th century before white settlers began arriving in
192-710: A parochial school in Thiensville for students from kindergarten through eight grade. Ozaukee County Transit Services' Shared Ride Taxi operate within the county and makes connections to Washington County Transit. The Wisconsin Central Ltd. railroad, a subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway , operates a freight rail line parallel to the Ozaukee Interurban Trail in the village. Thiensville's volunteer fire department
288-465: A 2007 estimate ). Males had a median income of $ 50,044 versus $ 30,476 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 31,947. About 1.7% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. The Association of Religion Data Archives reported that as of 2010, the largest religious group in Ozaukee County
384-541: A city in 1957. The two communities have close ties, with a shared chamber of commerce, library, fire and emergency medical services, and school district. In the early 19th century, the Potawatomi lived on the west bank of the Milwaukee River and had a village in present-day Thiensville, located on Pigeon Creek, north of Freistadt Road. They surrendered their land to the United States federal government through
480-465: A harbor in Port Washington on Lake Michigan, though not in the lakeside communities of Mequon or Grafton due to high bluffs along the lakeshore. The Ozaukee County Interurban Trail is a multimodal trail for pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles. It runs through Grafton and connects to Sheboygan County and Brown Deer Trails via the old Milwaukee-Sheboygan Passenger Rail line. Public transit
576-448: A ledger. Beginning in 1970 information was gathered via mailed forms. To reduce paper usage, reduce payroll expense and acquire the most comprehensive list of addresses ever compiled, 500,000 handheld computers (HHCs) (specifically designed, single-purpose devices) were used for the first time in 2009 during the address canvassing portion of the 2010 Decennial Census Project. Projected savings were estimated to be over $ 1 billion. The HHC
672-509: A male householder with no wife present, and 43.5% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age in the village was 46.3 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 21% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
768-511: A northern and southern half called "divisions". In the following decades, several other systems were used, until the current one was introduced in 1910. This system has seen only minor changes: New Mexico and Arizona were both added to the Mountain division upon statehood in 1912, the North region was divided into a Northeast and a North Central region in 1940, Alaska and Hawaii were both added to
864-470: A public Christmas Tree lighting. The village also hosts a farmers market in Village Park (299 Elm St.) every Tuesday from June through October, 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Lions Club hosts an annual Lionfest, with a softball tournament, bingo, live entertainment, carnival rides, a chicken dinner, and a car show. The Best "Dam" Blues Fest is a two-day blues festival. The Frank L. Weyenberg Library
960-458: A real-time estimate in U.S. and World Population Clock. Only peoples whose live in the 50 states and within the District of Columbia are included in the estimation. The United States Census Bureau is committed to confidentiality and guarantees non-disclosure of any addresses or personal information related to individuals or establishments. Title 13 of the U.S. Code establishes penalties for
1056-592: A shared school district, chamber of commerce, and library. The communities merged their fire and emergency medical response services to form the Southern Ozaukee Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department on January 1, 2023. According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.10 square miles (2.85 km), of which, 1.09 square miles (2.82 km) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km)
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#17327810383681152-496: A zero and uses the term " decennial " to describe the operation. Between censuses, the Census Bureau makes population estimates and projections. In addition, census data directly affects how more than $ 400 billion per year in federal and state funding is allocated to communities for neighborhood improvements, public health , education, transportation and more. The Census Bureau is mandated with fulfilling these obligations:
1248-556: Is a public library serving Mequon and Thiensville. It is a member of the Monarch Library System, comprising thirty-one libraries in Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Dodge counties. In 2018, the library made 307,796 loans to patrons. Many of Thiensville's founders were German immigrants who were members of freethinker societies. They actively worked to keep organized churches out of the community, and succeeded for
1344-687: Is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Christ Alone Evangelical Lutheran Church's North Campus, which is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod , are located in the village. Christ Alone also operates a parochial school serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade in the village. Parks include Molyneux Park, Village Park, and a pedestrian riverwalk. The Ozaukee Interurban Trail runs through
1440-482: Is at stake, the census also runs the risk of being politicized." Such political tensions highlight the complexity of identity and classification ; some argue that unclear results from the population data "is due to distortions brought about by political pressures." One frequently used example includes ambiguous ethnic counts, which often involves underenumeration and/or undercounting of minority populations. Ideas about race, ethnicity and identity have also evolved in
1536-534: Is conducting the U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the U.S. House of Representatives to the states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $ 675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses make informed decisions. The information provided by the census informs decisions on where to build and maintain schools, hospitals, transportation infrastructure, and police and fire departments. In addition to
1632-553: Is pervasive. The territories are not included, but the District of Columbia is. Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau: The first census was collected in 1790 and published in 1791. It was 56 pages and cost $ 44,377.28. The current system was introduced for the 1910 census, but other ways of grouping states were used historically by the Census Bureau. The first of these
1728-574: Is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee , with 28,644 adherents spread across eight parishes. Although the number of Catholics in the county is around the same as it was in 1990, the number of parishes has declined from twelve in 1990 to eight in 2010, because of the mergers of small, rural and local parishes into larger, multi-campus parishes, such as the St. John XXIII Congregation in Port Washington and Saukville, which formed from
1824-582: Is water. The Village of Thiensville is an enclave , surrounded by the City of Mequon on all sides. The village is located on the north and west bank of a bend in the Milwaukee River . Pigeon Creek also flows through downtown Thiensville into the river, with the confluence near the old village hall at the intersection of Main Street and Green Bay Road. There is a dam on the Milwaukee River, upstream from
1920-470: The 1833 Treaty of Chicago , which was ratified in 1835 and required them to leave the area by 1838. The first permanent white settlers arrived in the mid-1830s from New York, England, and Ireland. One of the first settlers was John Weston, who settled near present-day Thiensville in 1837 and served as the first postmaster of the Town of Mequon. The first Germans arrived in 1839, and in the 1840s Germans became
2016-795: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and the National Science Foundation (NSF), among others. Since 1903, the official census-taking agency of the United States government has been the Bureau of the Census. The Census Bureau is headed by a director, assisted by a deputy director and an executive staff composed of
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#17327810383682112-690: The Bureau of the Census , is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System , responsible for producing data about the American people and economy . The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States . Currently, Robert Santos is the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau and Ron S. Jarmin is the Deputy Director. The Census Bureau's primary mission
2208-538: The Cedarburg Mill . Several months after the panic, the United States Congress implemented the draft, which was unpopular among German immigrants with bad memories of mandatory conscription in their homelands. On November 10, 1862, several hundred Port Washington residents marched on the courthouse, attacked the official in charge of implementing the draft, burned draft records, and vandalized
2304-494: The Census Information Center cooperative program that involves 58 "national, regional, and local non-profit organizations". The CIC program aims to represent the interests of underserved communities. The 1890 census was the first to use the electric tabulating machines invented by Herman Hollerith . For 1890–1940 details, see Truesdell, Leon E. (1965). The Development of Punch Card Tabulation in
2400-650: The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway , which was constructed in the early 1870s. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Thiensville was one of the most concentrated communities in the Town of Mequon. While most of Mequon was quite rural, Theinsville functioned as a downtown area with stores, mills, and professional services. The Village of Theinsville incorporated in 1910 with a population of 289. In 1945, eighty German prisoners of war from Camp Fredonia in Little Kohler, Wisconsin were contracted to work at
2496-464: The Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway constructed its railway on the eastern edge of the county along Lake Michigan, also to connect Milwaukee and Northern Wisconsin. It reached fewer communities compared to the M&;N line, only serving Port Washington. Regardless the railroads spurred development in Ozaukee County by providing efficient freight and passenger transportation. From 1908 to 1940,
2592-646: The Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) database system. Census officials were able to evaluate the more sophisticated and detailed results that the TIGER system produced; furthermore, TIGER data is also available to the public. And while the TIGER system does not directly amass demographic data, as a geographic information system (GIS), it can be used to merge demographics to conduct more accurate geospatial and mapping analysis. In July 2019,
2688-574: The Wisconsin State Assembly . After the 2024 redistricting act, Dan Knodl no longer resides in the 8th Senate district and announced he would seek election in the 24th Assembly district instead. Jodi Habush Sinykin has announced her candidacy for the 8th Senate district. Thiensville's public schools are operated by the Mequon-Thiensville School District . The villages students attend two of
2784-548: The 1830s and 1840s. Many of the community's earliest settlers were German immigrants who were members of freethinker societies. One prominent freethinker was Joachim Heinrich Thien, for whom the village is named. Thien played a significant role in the Town of Mequon's early politics and organized the Thiensville Volunteer Fire Department. The freethinkers were opposed to organized religion and actively prevented churches from being established in
2880-475: The 1870 census. The earliest settlements formed around grist- and sawmills located on the county's waterways. Cedarburg , Grafton , Hamilton , Newburg , Saukville , and Thiensville all had mills by end of the 1840s. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the county economy was primarily based on agriculture. The beginning of the American Civil War saw some chaos in Ozaukee County. The county
2976-551: The 2000 Census, Ozaukee County had the second-lowest poverty rate of any county in the United States, at 2.6%. In terms of per capita income, it is the 25th-wealthiest county in the country. "Ozaukee" comes from the Ojibwe name for the Sauk people. It probably means "people living at the mouth of a river." The Hilgen Spring Mound Site is one of the oldest-known sites of human habitation of Ozaukee County. Located near Cedar Creek in
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3072-428: The Bureau of the Census, 1890–1940: With outlines of actual tabulation programs . U.S. GPO . In 1946, knowing of the bureau's funding of Hollerith and, later, Powers , John Mauchly approached the bureau about early funding for UNIVAC development. A UNIVAC I computer was accepted by the bureau in 1951. Historically, the census information was gathered by census takers going door-to-door collecting information in
3168-559: The Census Bureau released individual information regarding several hundred young men to the Justice Department and Selective Service system for the purpose of prosecutions for draft evasion. During World War II , the United States Census Bureau assisted the government's Japanese American internment efforts by providing confidential neighborhood information on Japanese-Americans . The bureau's role
3264-458: The Census Bureau stopped releasing new data via American FactFinder, which was decommissioned in March 2020 after 20 years of being the agency's primary tool for data dissemination. The new platform is data.census.gov. Throughout the decade between censuses, the bureau conducts surveys to produce a general view and comprehensive study of the United States' social and economic conditions. Staff from
3360-562: The City of Mequon. Today, it is the largest and most populous city in Ozaukee County. The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary was established in 2021 in the waters of Lake Michigan, with its southern portion lying off roughly the northern half of Ozaukee County′s coastline. The national marine sanctuary is the site of a large number of historically significant shipwrecks . Ozaukee County covers 233 square miles of land, making it
3456-524: The Current Surveys Program conduct over 130 ongoing and special surveys about people and their characteristics. A network of professional field representatives gathers information from a sample of households, responding to questions about employment, consumer expenditures, health, housing, and other topics. Surveys conducted between decades: The Census Bureau also collects information on behalf of survey sponsors. These sponsors include
3552-501: The HHC. Since the units were updated nightly with important changes and updates, operator implementation of proper procedure was imperative. Census Bureau stays current by conducting research studies to improve the work that they do. Census researchers explore topics about survey innovations, participation, and data accuracy, such as undercount, overcount, the use of technologies, multilingual research, and ways to reduce costs. In addition,
3648-639: The Herbert A. Nieman Canning Company in the village to make up for the loss of labor due to local men fighting in World War II . German prisoners from Camp Rockfield in Rockfield, Wisconsin , (located in present-day Germantown ) also worked at the Fromm Bros., Nieman & Co. Fox Ranch in northern Mequon. In the 20th century, Mequon and the village of Theinsville developed a close relationship, with
3744-552: The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMERL) provided electric interurban passenger and freight service from Sheboygan to Milwaukee with stops at Belgium, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Thiensville, Mequon, and other villages as well as major road crossings within Ozaukee County. The interurban cars ran approximately once per hour and delivered Ozaukee County agricultural products, such as milk and meat, to Milwaukee grocers and butchers. In 1940,
3840-455: The Nation's people and economy." Only after 72 years does the information collected become available to other agencies or the general public. Seventy-two years was picked because usually by 72 years since the census is taken, most participants would be deceased. Despite these guarantees of confidentiality, the Census Bureau has some history of disclosures to other government agencies. In 1918,
3936-592: The Pacific division upon statehood in 1959, and the North Central region was renamed the Midwest in 1984. Many federal, state, local and tribal governments use census data to: Census data is used to determine how seats of Congress are distributed to states. Census data is not used to determine or define race genetically, biologically or anthropologically. The census data is also used by the Bureau to obtain
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4032-613: The Potawatomi who evaded forced removal gathered in northern Wisconsin, where they formed the Forest County Potawatomi Community . The first whites in the area were primarily New England land speculators, who began purchasing land from the government in 1835 at the price of $ 1.25 per acre. One of these land speculators was Wooster Harrison, who settled the land that would become Port Washington in 1835, which he originally named "Wisconsin City." At
4128-498: The U.S. Code. By law, the Census Bureau must count everyone and submit state population totals to the U.S. president by December 31 of any year ending in a zero. States within the Union receive the results in the spring of the following year. The United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. The Census Bureau regions are "widely used...for data collection and analysis". The Census Bureau definition
4224-516: The United States or foreign governments, or law enforcement agencies such as the IRS or the FBI or Interpol . "Providing quality data, for public good—while respecting individual privacy and, at the same time, protecting confidentiality—is the Census Bureau's core responsibility"; "Keeping the public's trust is critical to the Census's ability to carry out the mission as the leading source of quality data about
4320-581: The United States, and such changes warrant examination of how these shifts have impacted the accuracy of census data over time. The United States Census Bureau began pursuing technological innovations to improve the precision of its census data collection in the 1980s. Robert W. Marx, the Chief of the Geography Division of the USCB teamed up with the U.S. Geological Survey and oversaw the creation of
4416-427: The age of 18 living with them, 65.60% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under
4512-437: The age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 62,745, and the median income for a family was $ 72,547 (these figures had risen to $ 73,197 and $ 88,231 respectively as of
4608-570: The associate directors. The Census Bureau headquarters has been in Suitland, Maryland , since 1942. A new headquarters complex completed there in 2007 supports over 4,000 employees. > The bureau operates regional offices in 6 cities: > New York City , Philadelphia , Chicago , Atlanta , Denver , and Los Angeles . The National Processing Center is in Jeffersonville, Indiana . Additional temporary processing facilities facilitate
4704-409: The average family size was 2.77. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the village
4800-515: The census was taken by marshals of the judicial districts . The Census Act of 1840 established a central office which became known as the Census Office. Several acts followed that revised and authorized new censuses, typically at the 10-year intervals. In 1902, the temporary Census Office was moved under the Department of Interior , and in 1903 it was renamed the Census Bureau under the new Department of Commerce and Labor . The department
4896-555: The city. Thiensville is organized as a village governed by an elected board of trustees, comprising a village president and six trustees, all of whom are elected for three-year terms. The current president is John R. Rosing, a Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club for over 30 years who was elected president in April 2024. The board meets on the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Thiensville Village Hall. Since 1984,
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#17327810383684992-792: The collecting of statistics about the nation, its people, and economy. The Census Bureau's legal authority is codified in Title 13 of the United States Code . The Census Bureau also conducts surveys on behalf of various federal government and local government agencies on topics such as employment, crime, health, consumer expenditures , and housing. Within the bureau, these are known as "demographic surveys" and are conducted perpetually between and during decennial (10-year) population counts. The Census Bureau also conducts economic surveys of manufacturing, retail, service, and other establishments and of domestic governments. Between 1790 and 1840,
5088-452: The community for the first eight decades of its history. Thiensville grew and prospered in the late 1800s when it became a railway stop; the community became more urban with stores, mills and services for farmers in the rural Town of Mequon. The Village of Thiensville formally incorporated in 1910. Both Mequon and Thiensville experienced significant development during the suburbanization that followed World War II, with Mequon incorporating as
5184-790: The confluence of the river and the creek. The village is located in the Southeastern Wisconsin glacial till plains that were created by the Wisconsin glaciation during the most recent ice age. The village is south of the Devonian Thiensville formation, a large limestone deposit lying mostly below the soil with the exception of an exposed rock face at the Cedarburg Road cut in northern Mequon. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources considers
5280-557: The county was 89.9% White , 2.5% Asian , 1.7% Black or African American , 0.3% Native American , 1.1% from other races , and 4.6% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 3.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 82,317 people, 30,857 households, and 23,019 families residing in the county. The population density was 355 people per square mile (137 people/km ). There were 32,034 housing units at an average density of 138 units per square mile (53 units/km ). The racial makeup of
5376-475: The county was 96.72% White , 0.93% Black or African American , 0.20% Native American , 1.07% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.34% from other races , and 0.73% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.2% were of German , 7.3% Irish and 6.7% Polish ancestry. 95.1% spoke English , 1.6% Spanish and 1.4% German as their first language. There were 30,857 households, out of which 36.00% had children under
5472-402: The county. The last day of service was June 28th 2024. As one of the suburban “WOW” counties surrounding Milwaukee , Ozaukee County is a Republican stronghold in U.S. presidential elections, having voted Republican in all elections (except one) since 1940. Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democrat to carry the county in a presidential election, in 1964. Following similar suburban trends across
5568-628: The decennial census, the Census Bureau continually conducts over 130 surveys and programs a year, including the American Community Survey , the U.S. Economic Census , and the Current Population Survey . The U.S. Economic Census occurs every five years and reports on American Business and the American economy in order to plan business decisions. Furthermore, economic and foreign trade indicators released by
5664-500: The decennial census, which employs more than a million people. The cost of the 2000 census was $ 4.5 billion. During the years just prior to the decennial census, parallel census offices, known as "Regional Census Centers" are opened in the field office cities. The decennial operations are carried out from these facilities. The Regional Census Centers oversee the openings and closings of smaller "Area Census Offices" within their collection jurisdictions. In 2020, Regional Census Centers oversaw
5760-529: The disclosure of this information. All census employees must sign an affidavit of non-disclosure prior to employment. This non-disclosure states "I will not disclose any information contained in the schedules, lists, or statements obtained for or prepared by the Census Bureau to any person or persons either during or after employment." The punishment for breaking the non-disclosure is a fine up to $ 250,000 or 5 years in prison. The bureau cannot share responses, addresses or personal information with anyone, including
5856-446: The district's three elementary schools , serving grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Students in northern and eastern Thiensville attend Oriole Lane Elementary, while students from southwestern Thiensville attend Wilson Elementary. All students from Thiensville attend Steffen Middle School for sixth through eighth grades and Homestead High School for grades nine through twelve. Christ Alone Evangelical Lutheran Church also operates
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#17327810383685952-609: The eastern part of Thiensville to be in the Central Lake Michigan Coastal ecological landscape, while the western part of the village is in the Southern Lake Michigan Coastal ecological landscape. Before white settlers arrived in the area, the area was an upland forest dominated by American beech and sugar maple trees. While some areas of Mequon have remained undeveloped, most of Thiensville has been developed and little-to-none of
6048-539: The eastern part of the City of Cedarburg , the site consists of three conical burial mounds constructed by early Woodland period Mound Builders . In 1968, archaeologists from the Milwaukee Public Museum found human burials and artifacts, including stone altars, arrowheads, and pottery shards, during an excavation of one of the mounds. Radiocarbon samples from the excavation date the mounds' construction to approximately 480 BCE, making it one of
6144-525: The evangelical Christian and Missionary Alliance with two congregations, 794 non-denominational Christians with four congregations, and 695 adherents of Orthodox and Reconstructionist Judaism with three synagogues, as well as other congregations in the Baháʼí , Christian Scientist , evangelical Protestant , Greek Orthodox , Hindu , Jehovah's Witnesses , Latter-day Saints , mainline Protestant , and Unitarian Universalist traditions. Ozaukee County has
6240-618: The exact age of the Ozaukee County Birdstone remains uncertain, many birdstones date from a period ranging from 3000 BCE to 500 BCE. In the early 19th century, the Native Americans living in Ozaukee County included the Menominee , Potawatomi , and Sauk people . There were numerous Native American villages in the county along the Milwaukee River and its tributaries. The Menominee surrendered their claims to
6336-460: The federal government typically contain data produced by the Census Bureau. Article One of the United States Constitution (section II) directs the population be enumerated at least once every ten years and the resulting counts used to set the number of members from each state in the House of Representatives and, by extension, in the Electoral College . The Census Bureau now conducts a full population count every ten years in years ending with
6432-421: The first eight decades of the village's existence. When St. Cecilia Catholic Church and School was built in 1919, it was the first church in the village. St. Cecilia merged with St. James Catholic Church of Mequon in 1984 to form Lumen Christi Catholic Church and School. Services were held in Thiensville until 2019, when a new, larger facility was completed in nearby Mequon. As of 2020, Grace Lutheran Church, which
6528-409: The first town meeting for the Town of Mequon in 1846, and in 1857 he established the volunteer fire department and served as its first captain. Thien was a freethinker , as were many of the early German settlers. The influence of the freethinker societies kept formal churches out of the village until 1919, when St. Cecilia Catholic Church was built. Thiensville grew in part because of its location on
6624-402: The homes of Union supporters. The riot ended when eight detachments of Union troops from Milwaukee were deployed. In the 1870s the Milwaukee & Northern Railway was constructed to connect Milwaukee and northern Wisconsin including Green Bay, along its route it reached many communities in the center of the county including Thiensville, Cedarburg, Grafton and Saukville. Around the same time
6720-403: The interurban ceased servicing Sheboygan due to declining ridership. Port Washington became the line's new northern terminus before the Ozaukee County line ceased operation in 1948. Ozaukee County's communities experienced significant population growth during the suburbanization that followed World War II. Between 1940 and 1980, the population more than tripled, from 18,985 to 66,981. Although
6816-541: The interurban to Milwaukee declined service and finally ceased operation after the war, the construction of Interstate 43 in the mid-1960s allowed more residents to commute long distances to jobs and this encouraged residential home construction. Communities that experienced the most significant population growth, such as Cedarburg and Grafton, began to annex agricultural land for residential subdivisions and retail commercial development. The previously rural Town of Mequon became increasingly suburban and incorporated in 1957 as
6912-783: The land east of the Milwaukee River to the United States Federal Government in 1832 through the Treaty of Washington . The Potawatomi surrendered their claims to the land west of the river in 1833 through the 1833 Treaty of Chicago , which (after being ratified in 1835) required them to leave the area by 1838. While many Potawatomi people moved west of the Mississippi River to Kansas , some chose to remain in Wisconsin, and were known as "strolling Potawatomi" because they were migrant squatters . Eventually
7008-401: The largest ethnic group in Thiensville, the Town of Mequon, and Ozaukee County. Joachim Heinrich Thien moved to the area in 1842 from Oldenburg , Prussia , and helped design a plan for the settlement that would become Thiensville. A year later he employed a group of Native American laborers to construct a dam and a canal on the Milwaukee River. He then built a sawmill and a store. Thien hosted
7104-706: The merger of three parishes and holds services in three church buildings. Other large religious groups in the county include 8,464 Missouri Synod Lutherans with seven congregations, 5,094 ELCA Lutherans with ten congregations, 2,702 Wisconsin Synod Lutherans with seven congregations, 1,795 adherents of the Presbyterian Church (USA) with one congregation, 1,558 adherents of the United Church of Christ with three congregations, 1,154 UMC Methodists with three congregations, 1,061 adherents of
7200-557: The nation, the county has grown more Democratic in recent years. In 2020, Joe Biden became the first Democrat to win over 40% of the vote since 1964. Biden also won the municipality of Cedarburg , the first time a Democrat has won a municipality in any of the WOW Counties since 1996. Progressive judge Janet Protasiewicz received nearly 48% of the vote in Ozaukee in the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election . In 2024,
7296-559: The old growth forest remains. The region struggles with many invasive species, including the emerald ash borer , common carp , reed canary grass , the common reed , purple loosestrife , garlic mustard , Eurasian buckthorns , and honeysuckles . As of the census of 2010, there were 3,235 people, 1,532 households, and 865 families living in the village. The population density was 2,967.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,145.9/km). There were 1,644 housing units at an average density of 1,508.3 per square mile (582.4/km). The racial makeup of
7392-613: The oldest mound groups in the state. In the mid-1800s, Increase A. Lapham identified a group of circular mounds in the Saukville area and found a stone ax. In his writing, Lapham did not speculate about the age of the artifact or the mounds. An additional artifact of the early Native American presence in the Saukville area is the Ozaukee County Birdstone , discovered by a six-year-old farm boy in 1891. While
7488-638: The operation of 248 Area Census Offices, The estimated cost of the 2010 census is $ 14.7 billion. On January 1, 2013, the Census Bureau consolidated its twelve regional offices into six. Increasing costs of data collection, changes in survey management tools such as laptops and the increasing use of multi-modal surveys (i.e. internet, telephone, and in-person) led the Bureau to consolidate. The six regional offices that closed were Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Kansas City and Seattle. The remaining regional offices are New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, and Los Angeles. The Census Bureau also runs
7584-445: The populace's private information. Enumerators (information gatherers) that had operational problems with the device understandably made negative reports. During the 2009 Senate confirmation hearings for Robert Groves , President Obama's Census Director appointee, there was much mention of problems but very little criticism of the units. In rural areas, the sparsity of cell phone towers caused problems with data transmission to and from
7680-408: The population. There were 1,503 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and
7776-692: The second smallest county in Wisconsin by land area after Pepin County . The county's jurisdiction also extends over 883 square miles of water, most of which is in Lake Michigan . Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve is a large bluffland and wetland county protected area on the shore of Lake Michigan. As of the census of 2020 , the population was 91,503. The population density was 392.7 people per square mile (151.6 people/km ). There were 39,086 housing units at an average density of 167.7 units per square mile (64.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of
7872-583: The southern. County residents failed to ratify the bill, and in 1853 the legislature instead bisected the county into eastern and western sections, creating Ozaukee County. Port Washington became the seat of the new county, and the Washington County seat moved to West Bend . In the 1840s, German , Irish , and Luxembourger immigrants began settling in the county. Germans were the largest ethnic group in and 19th century Ozaukee County, with seven in eight residents being of German descent according to
7968-406: The time, the land was part of Washington County , and there were proposals that Port Washington become the county seat. However, Port Washington was far from the county's other early settlements, including Mequon , Grafton and Germantown . In 1850, the Wisconsin legislature bisected Washington County into northern and southern counties, with Port Washington as the northern seat and Cedarburg as
8064-500: The trend furthered when Kamala Harris won 43.93% of the vote in Ozaukee in the 2024 United States presidential election , the highest percentage won by a Democratic presidential nominee since 1964. 43°23′55″N 87°53′37″W / 43.398475°N 87.893572°W / 43.398475; -87.893572 [REDACTED] Media related to Ozaukee County, Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau ( USCB ), officially
8160-552: The village was 45.8% male and 54.2% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,254 people, 1,503 households, and 933 families living in the village. The population density was 2,964.7 people per square mile (1,142.2/km). There were 1,570 housing units at an average density of 1,430.4 per square mile (551.1/km). The racial makeup of the village was 96.56% White , 0.74% African American , 0.06% Native American , 1.26% Asian , 0.18% from other races , and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of
8256-422: The village was 93.3% White , 1.7% African American , 0.4% Native American , 2.1% Asian , 0.5% from other races , and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population. There were 1,532 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had
8352-658: The village's day-to-day operations have been managed by a full-time city administrator. As part of Wisconsin's 6th congressional district , Thiensville is represented by Glenn Grothman (R) in the United States House of Representatives , and by Ron Johnson (R) and Tammy Baldwin (D) in the United States Senate . Dan Knodl (R) represents Thiensville in the Wisconsin State Senate , and Deb Andraca (D) represents Thiensville in
8448-453: Was $ 55,962, and the median income for a family was $ 69,286. Males had a median income of $ 46,088 versus $ 29,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 30,748. About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over. Events include a Memorial Day parade, "Fun Before the Fourth", and
8544-552: Was denied for decades but was finally proven in 2007. United States census data are valuable for the country's political parties; Democrats and Republicans are highly interested in knowing the accurate number of persons in their respective districts. These insights are often linked to financial and economic strategies that are central to federal, state and city investments for locations of particular populations. Such apportionments are designed to distribute political power across neutral spatial allocations; however, "because so much
8640-502: Was established in 1967, and employs seven full-time sworn officers, one civilian administrator, and fourteen reserve officers. Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . As of the 2020 census , the population was 91,503. Its county seat is Port Washington . Ozaukee County is included in the Milwaukee – Waukesha – West Allis , WI Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of
8736-466: Was formerly provided by a commuter express bus (Route 143) to Milwaukee with stops in Port Washington, Saukville, Grafton, and Mequon. The bus operated Monday through Fridays excluding holidays, and was run jointly by Milwaukee and Ozaukee County. In 2024 the Ozaukee County board elected to discontinue the transit line to Milwaukee without replacement leaving Ozaukee County with no public transit connection to Milwaukee and no fixed route transit service within
8832-511: Was intended to consolidate overlapping statistical agencies, but Census Bureau officials were hindered by their subordinate role in the department. An act in 1920 changed the date and authorized manufacturing censuses every two years and agriculture censuses every 10 years. In 1929, a bill was passed mandating the House of Representatives be reapportioned based on the results of the 1930 census . In 1954, various acts were codified into Title 13 of
8928-721: Was introduced after the 1850 census by statistician and later census superintendent J. D. B. De Bow . He published a compendium where the states and territories were grouped into five "great division", namely the Middle, New England, the Northwestern, the Southern, and the Southwestern great divisions. Unsatisfied with this system, De Bow devised another one four years later, with states and territories grouped into an Eastern, Interior, and Western "great section", each divided into
9024-414: Was manufactured by Harris Corporation , an established Department of Defense contractor, via a controversial contract with the Department of Commerce . Secured access via a fingerprint swipe guaranteed only the verified user could access the unit. A GPS capacity was integral to the daily address management and the transfer of gathered information. Of major importance was the security and integrity of
9120-443: Was one of the areas affected by Wisconsin's "Great Indian Scare" of September 1862, in which some residents panicked because of unfounded rumors of a Native American uprising in the state. The panic was exacerbated by the fact that 30,000 Wisconsinites were away, serving in the war, so residents may have felt especially vulnerable. Some residents fled their homes for Milwaukee, while others holed up in makeshift fortresses, as happened at
9216-595: Was organized in 1857 by village founder Joachim Heinrich Thien. Mequon and Thiensville fire departments merged in 2023, forming the Southern Ozaukee Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. They operate from two stations in Mequon and one station in Thiensville, and maintain the William F. Rausch Fire Museum in the 1914 Fire Department and Village Hall. Historically, the village had a part-time village constable or village marshal. Thiensville's full-time police department
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